Amblyomma is a genus of hard ticks (Ixodidae). It is found worldwide, with most species occurring in the New World. Some species can transmit infectious diseases as a vector, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever to humans and tularaemia, anaplasmosis and heartwater disease to animals.

These ticks were on a hunted male Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor brookei), about six to seven hours after the death of the animal, the ticks left the host and crawled around in our camp.