Giant Anteater
Scientific name: Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Vern: giant Anteater (En) ; reuzenmiereneter (Du)
Local: tamanuwa (Sr)
Indig: masiwë (Tr); alisimë (Way)
Class: Mammals
Order: Pilosa (superorder Xenarthra)
Family: Myrmecophagidae
Speckled Worm Lizard
Scientific name: Amphisbaena fuliginosa
Vern: speckled worm lizard (En); gevlekte wormhagedis (Du)
Local: krara sneki / tu-ede sneki (Sr)
Indig: wakunpë / motoimë Ëkëi (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Worm Lizards
Family: Amphisbaenidae
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Pigmy or Silky Anteater
Scientific name: Cyclopes didactylus
English: Pigmy or Silky Anteater
Dutch: Dwergmiereneter / Wespeneter
Sranan: Likanu
Trio: Ërukëimë / Murekuku
Wayana: Anukta
Class: Mammals
Order: Pilosa (superorder Xenarthra)
Family: Cyclopedidae
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South American Spotted Skink
Scientific name: Mabuya nigropunctata
English: South American spotted skink (En)
Local: kamrawenke (Sr)
Indig: murukunpë / tikari (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Lizards
Family: Scincidae
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Black Tegu
Scientific name: Tupinambis teguixin
Vern: black tegu / goldentegu (En); gebandeerde reuzenteju (Du)
Local: sapakara (Sr)
Indig: rupei (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Lizards
Family: Teiidae
Rainbow Lizard
Scientific name: Cnemidophorus lemniscatus
Vern: rainbow lizard (En); wenkpootje (Du)
Local: kamrawenke / wai(wai) anu (Sr)
Indig: joi tinkamenuren (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Lizards
Family: Teiidae
Linnaeus’ Two-toed Sloth
Scientific name: Choloepus didactylus
English: Linnaeus’ or Southern Two-toed Sloth
Dutch: Tweevingerige Luiaard
Sranan: Skapuloiri / Tufinga-loiri
Trio: Arekore
Wayana: Alokole
Class: Mammals
Order: Pilosa (superorder Xenarthra)
Family: Megalonychidae
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Giant Ameiva
Scientific name: Ameiva ameiva
Vern: giant ameiva (En); gewone ameiva / gewone tuinhagedis (Du)
Local: lagadis(y)a (Sr)
Indig: joi panatura (Tr)
Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth
Scientific name: Bradypus tridactylus
English: Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth
Dutch: Drievingerige Luiaard
Sranan: Sonloiri / Drifinga-loiri
Trio: Wirinai
Wayana: Ili
Class: Mammals
Order: Pilosa (superorder Xenarthra)
Family: Bradypodidae
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Turnip-tailed Gecko
Scientific name: Thecadactylus rapicauda
Vern: turnip-tailed gecko (En); gekko (Du)
Local: kwakwa sneki (Sr)
Indig: Kankamuri (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Lizards
Family: Phyllodactylidae
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