4 Types of Ticks in Alabama

4 types of ticks have a verified observation record in Alabama. The most frequently recorded are Lone Star Tick, Gulf Coast Tick and American Dog Tick. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.

Quick Answer

4 types of ticks have a verified observation record in Alabama. The most frequently recorded are Lone Star Tick, Gulf Coast Tick and American Dog Tick. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.

More Pages

More tick pages for Alabama

Jump back to the main page for this route cluster.

Real sighting data, source iNaturalist

1,079 verified observations on iNaturalist of tick have been recorded in Alabama, most often in May, June, April.

When tick are recorded in Alabama

Verified species, source iNaturalist

4 types of ticks recorded in Alabama

4 tick species have a verified observation record in Alabama, each with at least 10 confirmed sightings. The full list, ranked by how often each is recorded, is below.

  • No openly licensed photo yet
    1

    Lone Star Tick

    Amblyomma americanum

    367 records
  • No openly licensed photo yet
    2

    Gulf Coast Tick

    Amblyomma maculatum

    237 records
  • No openly licensed photo yet
    3

    American Dog Tick

    Dermacentor variabilis

    236 records
  • No openly licensed photo yet
    4

    Eastern Black-legged Tick

    Ixodes scapularis

    110 records

Plus 2 more recorded only rarely (fewer than 10 verified sightings). Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.

The Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum) is the most commonly recorded, with 367 verified observations, about 39% of all ticks reported in Alabama. If you spot a tick here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.