Scientific name: Ateles paniscus
English: Red-faced Spider Monkey / Black Spider Monkey
Dutch: Zwarte Spinaap / Zwarte Slingeraap
Sranan: Kwata
Trio: Arimi / Tamokonpë (Brazil)
Wayana: Arimi
Class: Mammals
Order: Primates
Family: Atelidae
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Scientific name: Lachesis muta
Vern: South American bushmaster (En); bosmeester (Du)
Local: maka sneki / kapa sisneki (Sr)
Indig: pirakïrïi (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Viperidae
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Scientific name: Crotalus durissus
Vern: South American rattlesnake / cascabel rattlesnake (En); Surinaamse ratelslang (Du)
Local: saka sneki (Sr)
Indig: ijaka (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Viperidae
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Scientific name: Bothrops atrox
Vern: common lancehead (En); (gewone) lanspuntslang (Du); fer-de-lance (Fr)
Local: labaria / owrukuku sneki (Sr)
Indig: iruku(ku) (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Viperidae
Scientific name: Micrurus surinamensis
Vern: aquatic Ccral snake (En); echte Surinaamse koraalslang (Du)
Local: Sranan krarasneki (Sr)
Indig: samurawëta metiphë / wijokane (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Elapidae
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Scientific name: Micrurus paraensis debruini
Vern: Debruin’s coral snake (En); echte breedroodbandige koraalslang (Du)
Local: krara sneki (Sr)
Indig: wijokane (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Elapidae
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Scientific name: Alouatta seniculus
Vern: guianan red howler monkey (En) ; brulaap (Du)
Local: babun(Sr)
Indig: jahkïi(Tr); alawata(Way)
Class: Mammals
Order: Primates
Family: Atelidae
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Scientific name: Hydrodynastes gigas
Vern: (Brazilian) false water cobra (En); onechte watercobra / gevlekte grote waterslang (Du)
Local: anjumara sneki (Sr)
Indig: aimarajëkëi (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Dipsadidae
Scientific name: Hydrodynastes bicinctus Vern: Herrmann’s water snake (En); dubbelgebande waterslang (Du)
Local: anjumara sneki (Sr)
Indig: aimarajëkëi (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Dipsadidae
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Scientific name: Helicops angulatus
Vern: mountain keelback / brown-banded watersnake (En); dwarsbandige schele waterslang (Du)
Local: watra sneki (Sr)
Indig: aimarawa (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Dipsadidae