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Toothless Characins

Scientific name: Curimata cyprinoides (Linnaeus 1766)
English: Toothless Characins
Dutch: Brede Zalmen
Sranan: Makasriba / Makafisi
Trio: Arumasi
Wayana: Pohaké
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn

Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Curimatidae

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River Stingrays

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

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Little Tinamou

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

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Great Tinamou

Scientific name: Tinamus major
English Name :Great Tinamou
Dutch : Grote Tinamoe
Sranan : Mamafowru-anamu
Trio : Pëtunë
Wayana : Hobolo
Class :Birds
Order : Tinamiformes
Family :Tinamidae

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Spot legged Turtle

Scientific name: Rhinoclemmys punctularia
English: Spot(ted)-legged Turtle
Dutch: Zuid-Amerikaanse Aardschildpad / Gewone Moerasschildpad
Sranan: Peni-ede Arakaka
Trio: Pujiji
Wayana:

Class: Reptiles
Order: Testudines
Family: Geoemydidae (or Bataguridae)

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Red footed Tortoise

Scientific name: Geochelone carbonaria
English: Red-footed Tortoise
Dutch: Kolenbrander Schildpad
Sranan: Redifutu Sekrepatu / Sabana Sekrepatu
Trio: Oikurija
Wayana:

Class: Reptiles
Order: Testudines
Family: Testudinidae

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