Scientific name: Potamotrygon spp.
English: River Stingrays
Dutch: Zoetwaterroggen
Sranan: Libaspari / Tyubula
Trio: Sipari
Wayana :
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Potamotrygonidae
Scientific name: Crypturellus soui
English Name :Little Tinamou
Dutch : Kleine Tinamoe
Sranan : Pikin-anamu / Ston-anamu
Trio : Suuwi
Wayana : Suwi
Class :Birds
Order : Tinamiformes
Family :Tinamidae
Scientific name: Crypturellus cinereus
English Name :Cinereous Tinamou
Dutch : Grauwe Tinamoe
Sranan : Anamu
Trio : Maawi
Wayana : Mawi
Class :Birds
Order : Tinamiformes
Family :Tinamidae
Scientific name: Tinamus major
English Name :Great Tinamou
Dutch : Grote Tinamoe
Sranan : Mamafowru-anamu
Trio : Pëtunë
Wayana : Hobolo
Class :Birds
Order : Tinamiformes
Family :Tinamidae
Scientific name: Rhinoclemmys punctularia
Vern: spot-legged turtle (En); Zuid-Amerikaanse aardschildpad / gewone moerasschildpad (Du)
Local: peni-ede arakaka (Sr)
Indig: pujiji (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Testudines
Family: Geoemydidae (or Bataguridae)
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Scientific name: Chelonoidis denticulatis
Vern: yellow-footed tortoise (En); Braziliaanse reuzenschildpad / geelpoot bosschildpad (Du)
Local: busi sekrepatu (Sr)
Indig: pakäsa (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Testudines
Family: Testudinidae
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Scientific name: Chelonoidis carbonarius
Vern: red-footed tortoise (En); olenbrander schildpad (Du)
Local: redifutu sekrepatu / sabana sekrepatu (Sr)
Indig: oikurija (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Testudines
Family: Testudinidae
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Scientific name: Philander opossum
Vern: gray four-eyed opossum (En) ; vieroog-opossum (Du)
Local: fo-ai-awari (Sr)
Indig: awareimë (Tr); panasisiwa Pepta (Way)
Class: Mammals
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
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Scientific name: Didelphis marsupialis
Vern: Common Opossum (En) ; Gewone Opossum / Grote Buidelrat (Du)
Local: Busi-awari / Dagu-awari (Sr)
Indig: Aware (Tr); Awareimë (Way)
Class: Mammals
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Scientific name: Allobates femoralis
Vern: brilliant-thighed poison frog (En); grote dijvlekgifkikker (Du)
Local: tidetide (Sr)
Indig: tïmitïmi (Tr); tumitumi asimhakan (Way)
Class: Amphibians
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
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