Green Vine Snake
Scientific name: Oxybelis fulgidus
Vern: green vine snake (En); groene spitsneusslang / groene zweepstaart slang (Du)
Local: busi swipi (Sr)
Indig:
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Colubridae
Parrot Snake
Scientific name: Leptophis ahaetulla
Vern: (giant) parrot snake (En); paradijsboomslang / groene draadslang (Du)
Local: swipi sneki
Indig:
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Colubridae
Common Squirrel Monkey
Scientific name: Saimiri sciureus
Vern: Common Squirrel Monkey / Guianan Squirrel Monkey (En) ; Doodshoofdaap / Eekhoornaap (Du)
Local: Monkimonki (Sr)
Indig: Akariman (Tr); Kuwanan (Way)
Class: Mammals
Order: Primates
Family: Cebidae
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Indigo Snake
Scientific name: Drymarchon corais
Vern: indigo snake (En); geelstaart indigoslang (Du)
Local: konkoni sneki / kruyaraman (Sr)
Indig: akurikuri (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Colubridae
Red-handed Tamarin
Scientific name: Saguinus midas
English: Red-handed Tamarin
Dutch: Roodhandtamarin
Sranan: Saguwenke
Trio: Makui
Wayana: Makui
Class: Mammals
Order: Primates
Family: Cebidae
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Mussurana
Scientific name: Clelia clelia
Vern: mussurana (En, Du)
Local: todoman sneki (Sr)
Indig: wapunpë
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Colubridae
Sipo
Scientific name: Chironius carinatus
Vern: sipo (En); kielrugslang / sipo (Du)
Local: reditere (Sr)
Indig: atarakare / napijaran ëkëi (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Colubridae
Anaconda
Scientific name: Eunectes murinus
Vern: (Green) Anaconda (En); Anaconda (Du)
Local: watra aboma / boma (Sr)
Indig: Ëkëimë (= ‘big snake’) / Ïmatapi (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Boidae
Weeper Capuchin
Scientific name: Cebus olivaceus
English: Weeper Capuchin / Wedge-capped Capuchin
Dutch: Grijze Kapucijnaap
Sranan: Bergikeskesi
Trio: Aakëu
Wayana: Wakëu
Class: Mammals
Order: Primates
Family: Cebidae
Tufted Capuchin
Scientific name: Cebus apella
English: Tufted Capuchin / Brown Capuchin
Dutch: Bruine of Gekuifde Kapucijnaap
Sranan: Keskesi / Bigi-ede-keskesi
Trio: Tarïpi
Wayana: Meku
Class: Mammals
Order: Primates
Family: Cebidae