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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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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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
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
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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Scientific name: Ameiva ameiva
Vern: giant ameiva (En); gewone ameiva / gewone tuinhagedis (Du)
Local: lagadis(y)a (Sr)
Indig: joi panatura (Tr)
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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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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Scientific name: Uranoscodon superciliosus
Vern: mophead iguana / diving lizard (En); moskopleguaan (Du)
Local: agama (Sr)
Indig: sipururu topanahpë (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Squamata-Lizards
Family: Tropiduridae
Scientific name: Priodontes maximus
Vern: giant armadillo (En) ; reuzengordeldier(Du)
Local: granman kapasi (Sr)
Indig: mooraimë (Tr); mëlaimë(Way)
Class: Mammals
Order: Cingulata (superorder Xenarthra)
Family: Dasypodidae