Brown Rainbow Boa
Scientific name: Epicrates maurus
Vern: brown rainbow boa (En); bruine regenboog boa (Du)
Local: sabana heigron aboma (Sr)
Indig: aramari (Tr)
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Boidae
Viperidae
Amazonian Palm Viper
Scientific name: Bothrops bilineatus
Common: Amazonian palm viper, green jararaca (En); groene boomlanspuntslang / papegaaislang (Du)
Local: pokai sneki (Sr)
Indig: parawa jëkëi (Tr)
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Viperidae
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South American Bushmaster
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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South American Rattlesnake
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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Common Lancehead
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