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Scientific Name	**Amblydoras monitor** (Cope, 1872)
Common Name
Type Locality	Río Ambyiacu, Peru.
Synonym(s)	Zathorax monitor
Pronunciation	am blee door ass
Etymology	Amblydoras: From the Greek amblys, meaning blunt and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the non-serrated dorsal spine.
Species Information
Size	90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Amazon River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Ampiyacu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2007.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23, pp 272, Pl. 4 (figs. 1a-1c).
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:59 (species record created: 2009 Apr 02 14:05)