Gallery – Amazon Conservation Team Biodiversity Database Suriname

Brown Vinesnake

Scientific name: Oxybelis aeneus
English: Brown Vinesnake
Dutch: Bruine wijnstokslang
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Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae

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Black-headed Antbird

Scientific name: Percnostola rufifrons
English: Black-headed Antbird
Dutch: Roetkopmiervogel
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Class: Birds
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae

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Collared Trogon

Scientific name: Trogon collaris
English: Collared Trogon
Dutch: Gekraagde Trogon
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Class: Birds
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae

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White-plumed Antbird

Scientific name: Pithys albifrons
English: White-plumed Antbird
Dutch: Witpluimmiervogel
Sranan: Kuifje, Pingo-mirafowru, Redi-mirafowru
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Class: Birds
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae

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Smilax spp.

Scientific name: Smilax spp.
English: Sarsaparilla
Dutch: Ruwe Struikwinde
Sranan: Busi Nyamsi; Maka Titei
Trio: Sipatae
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Growth Form: CLIMBER
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae

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Derris / Duguelia/ Lonchocarpus spp.

Scientific name: Derris / Duguelia / Lonchocarpus chrysophyllus or other species
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Sranan: Neku
Trio: Ineku
Wayana:
Other common names: Haiari (Arawak); Kumata (Carib)
Use: Traditionally, some of the species are important as fish intoxicants.
Taxonomy: There is substantial taxonomic confusion about this group.

Growth Form: CLIMBER
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae

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