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Amazon Rising: River's Edge (Right)

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This open-air exhibit is shared by the following species:

Birds
  • Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)
  • White-Faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
  • Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)
  • Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Reptiles
  • Giant Ameiva (Ameiva ameiva)
  • Red-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
  • Yellow-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus)
  • Collared Tree Lizard (Plica plica)
In addition, although Shedd's exhibits are constantly changing stock, some staples in this exhibit include:

Catfish
  • Adonis Pleco (Acanthicus adonis)
  • Silver-Spotted Bristlenose Pleco (Ancistrus sp. 'L213')
  • Porthole Shovelnose Catfish (Hemisorubim platyrhynchos)
  • Leopard Frog Pleco (Peckoltia compta)
  • Four-Line Pimelodus (Pimelodus blochii)
  • Pictus Catfish (Pimelodus pictus)
  • Banded Banjo Catfish (Platystacus cotylephorus)
  • Giant Bumblebee Catfish (Pseudopimelodus bufonius)
  • Pinecone Pleco (Pseudorinelepis genibarbis)
Characins
  • Sheep-Pacu (Acnodon normani)
  • Pinktail Chalceus (Chalceus macrolepidotus)
  • Royal Tetra (Inpaichthys kerri)
Other Fish
  • Cupid Cichlid (Biotodoma cupido)
  • Amazon Puffer (Colomesus asellus)
  • Tiger River Ray (Potamotrygon tigrina)
 

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