Scientific name: Chelonia mydas
Vern: green sea turtle (En); soepschilpad (Du); tartaruga-verde (BrP); tortuga verde (Sp); tortue verte (Fr)
Local: krape (Sr)
Indig: krapé (Ka); kutarú (Lok)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Testudines
Family: Cheloniidae
Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea
Vern: leatherback turtle (En); tortue luth (Fr); tartaruga-de-couro (BrP); baula (Sp)
Local: aitkanti (Sr)
Indig: alekany / arekany (Ka); kanamu (Lo)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Testudines
Family: Dermochelyidae
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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
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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Scientific name: Oxybelis aeneus
Vern: brown vinesnake (En); bruine wijnstokslang (Du)
Local:
Indig:
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Colubridae
Scientific name: Percnostola rufifrons
Vern: black-headed antbird (En); roetkopmiervogel (Du)
Local:
Indig:
Class: Birds
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
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Scientific name: Trogon collaris
Global: Collared Trogon (English); Gekraagde Trogon (Dutch) Creole: Donforu (SU): Trogon Rosalba (FG) Indigenous:
Class: Birds
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Scientific name: Pithys albifrons
English: White-plumed Antbird
Dutch: Witpluimmiervogel
Sranan: Kuifje, Pingo-mirafowru, Redi-mirafowru
Trio:
Wayana:
Class: Birds
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
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Scientific name: Melipona captiosa
Vern: stingless bee / melipona bee (En); angelloze bij (Du)
Local:
Indig: sukuruman (sugar bee)(Tr)
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae (Tribe: Meliponini)
Scientific name: Melipona fulva
Vern: stingless bee / melipona bee (En); angelloze bij (Du)
Local:
Indig: arawatawanë (howler monkey bee)(Tr)
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae (Tribe: Meliponini)
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