Reptiles
Amazon Puffing Snake
Scientific name: Pseustes sulphureus
Vern: Amazon puffing snake (En); zwartgele liaanslang (Du)
Local: trangabaka sneki (Sr)
Indig: waapu (Tr)
Maroon/AD:
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Colubridae
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
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
Aquatic Coral Snake
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
Black Caiman
Scientific name: Melanosuchus niger
Vern: black caiman (En); zwarte aaiman (Du)
Local: laka kaiman (Sr)
Indig: ëkërëku / ariweimë (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Alligatoridae
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
Boa Constrictor
Scientific name: Boa constrictor constrictor
Vern: boa constrictor / Surinam redtailed boa (En); tapijtslang / roodstaartboa (Du)
Local: daguwe sneki / gado sneki / papa sneki (Sr)
Indig: aramari / pëtumë jëkëi (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Boidae
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
Brown Vinesnake
Scientific name: Oxybelis aeneus
Vern: brown vinesnake (En); bruine wijnstokslang (Du)
Local:
Indig:
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata-Snakes
Family: Colubridae
Common Caiman
Scientific name: Caiman crocodilus
Vern: common caiman (En); brilkaaiman (Du)
Local: wetbere kaiman (Sr)
Indig: ëkërëku (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Alligatoridae