Testudines
Red-footed Tortoise - Geochelone carbonaria
Yellow-footed Tortoise - Geochelone denticulata
Spot-legged Turtle - Rhinoclemmys punctularia
Scorpion Mud Turtle - Kinosternon scorpioides
REPTILES - Field Companion
© Jan Ranson
English Red-footed TortoiseDutch Kolenbrander Schildpad Sranan Redifutu Sekrepatu / Sabana SekrepatuTrio OikurijaWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Testudines Family: Testudinidae
© Geoff Gallice (CC)
English (South American) Yellow-footed TortoiseDutch Braziliaanse Reuzenschildpad / Geelpoot
Bosschildpad Sranan Busi SekrepatuTrio PakäsaWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Testudines Family: Testudinidae
© Hervé Breton (CC)
English Spot(ted)-legged TurtleDutch Zuid-Amerikaanse Aardschildpad / Gewone
Moerasschildpad Sranan Peni-ede ArakakaTrio PujijiWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Testudines Family: Geoemydidae(orBataguridae)
© Wilfried Berns
English Scorpion Mud TurtleDutch Zuid-Amerikaanse Modderschildpad /
Schorpioen Modderschildpad Sranan ArakakaTrio Pïropahka / MakaWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Testudines Family: Kinosternidae
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Testudines
Guianan Toadhead Turtle - Batrachemys nasuta
Matamata Turtle - Chelus fimbriatus
Gibba Turtle - Mesoclemmys gibba
Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle - Phrynops geoffroanus
REPTILES - Field Companion
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English Guianan Toadhead Turtle / CommonToadheaded Turtle
Dutch Gewone Kikkerkop Schildpad Sranan Kron-nekiTrio Warakaka / PiropahaWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Testudines Family: Chelidae
© Wikimedia
English Matamata (Turtle)Dutch Matamata Sranan RaparapaTrio PejoWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Testudines Family: Chelidae
© G.H. Ford (CC)
English Gibba (Toadhead) TurtleDutch Bochel Schildpad Sranan Kron-neki / SkoifinekiTrio Pejo MomïmanWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Testudines Family: Chelidae
© BS Thurner Hof (CC)
English Geoffroy’s Side-necked TurtleDutch Geoffroys Kikkerkop Schildpad Sranan Kron-neki / SkoifinekiTrio PïnpahaWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Testudines Family: Chelidae
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Testudines
Twist-neck Turtle - Platemys platycephala
Red-headed River Turtle - Podocnemis erythrocephala
Yellow Spotted Amazon River Turtle - Podocnemis unifilis
Squamata-Lizards
Spotted Anole - Anolis punctatus
REPTILES - Field Companion
© Bernard Dupont (CC)
English (Western) Twist-neck TurtleDutch Roodkopdeuk Schildpad Sranan Kron-neki / SkoifinekiTrio Pïrëkëtë eperu / Pïhtarï IiwïWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Testudines Family: Chelidae
© ACT
English Red-headed (Amazon) River Turtle / Red-headed Side-neck
Dutch Roodkoprivier Schildpad Sranan Kron-nekiTrio SawaruWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Testudines Family: Podocnemididae
© Wikimedia
English Yellow Spotted Amazon River TurtleDutch Terekay Schildpad Sranan Kron-nekiTrio SawaruWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Testudines Family: Podocnemididae
© Joke van den Heuvel
English Spotted AnoleDutch Genus: Anolis Sranan Legwana / AgamaTrio SokopiWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Lizards Family: Dactyloidae
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Squamata-Lizards
Common Green Iguana - Iguana iguana
Many-colored Bush Anole - Polychrus marmoratus
Tree Runner - Plica plica
Harlequin Racerunner - Plica umbra
REPTILES - Field Companion
© Mark Wright
English Common Green IguanaDutch Groene Leguaan Sranan LegwanaTrio Iwana KarutakoraWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Lizards Family: Iguanidae
© Berard Dupont
English Many-colored Bush Anole / Common Monkey Lizard
Dutch Marmerleguaan Sranan AgamaTrio Iwana WariraimëWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Lizards Family: Polychrotidae
© Dick Lock
English Tree RunnerDutch Genus: Steltloperleguaan Sranan AgamaTrio WasarapipaWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Lizards Family: Tropiduridae
© Joke van den Heuvel
English Harlequin Racerunner / Blue-lipped TreeLizard
Dutch Genus: Steltloperleguaan Sranan AgamaTrio Wasarapipa MomïmanWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Lizards Family: Tropiduridae
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Squamata-Lizards
Peters’ Lava Lizard - Tropidurus hispidus
Green Thornytail Iguana - Uracentron azureum
Mophead Iguana - Uranoscodon superciliosus
Turnip-tailed Gecko - Thecadactylus rapicauda
REPTILES - Field Companion
© Dick Lock
English Peters' Lava Lizard Dutch Kielstaartleguaan Sranan AgamaTrio Wasarapipa PipamanWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Lizards Family: Tropiduridae
© ACT
English Green Thornytail IguanaDutch Doornstaartboomleguaan Sranan AgamaTrio AkareWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Lizards Family: Tropiduridae
© ACT
English Mophead Iguana / Diving LizardDutch Moskopleguaan Sranan AgamaTrio Sipururu TopanahpëWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Lizards Family: Tropiduridae
© Fleur van der Sterren
English Turnip-tailed GeckoDutch Familie: Gekko Sranan Kwakwa SnekiTrio KankamuriWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Lizards Family: Phyllodactylidae
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Squamata-Lizards
Giant Ameiva - Ameiva ameiva
Rainbow Lizard - Cnemidophorus lemniscatus
Black Tegu - Tupinambis teguixin
South American Spotted Skink - Mabuya nigropunctata
REPTILES - Field Companion
© Fleur van der Sterren
English Giant AmeivaDutch Gewone Ameiva / In Suriname: Gewone
Tuinhagedis Sranan Lagadis(y)aTrio Joi panatura / Foi MasusuWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Lizards Family: Teiidae
© Mark Wright
English Rainbow LizardDutch Wenkpootje Sranan Kamrawenke / Wai(wai)AnuTrio Jai ai pon / Foi TinkamenurenWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Lizards Family: Teiidae
© Mark Wright
English Black Tegu / Golden TeguDutch Gebandeerde Reuzenteju Sranan SapakaraTrio RupeiWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Lizards Family: Teiidae
© Fleur van der Sterren
English South American Spotted SkinkDutch Familie: Skink Sranan KamrawenkeTrio Murukunpë / TikariWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Lizards Family: Scincidae
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Squamata-Worm Lizards
Speckled Worm Lizard - Amphisbaena fuliginosa
Squamata-Snakes
Boa Constrictor - Boa constrictor constrictor
Emerald Tree Boa - Corallus caninus
Garden Tree Boa - Corallus hortulanus
REPTILES - Field Companion
© ACT
English Speckled Worm LizardDutch Gevlekte Wormhagedis Sranan Krara Sneki / Tu-ede SnekiTrio Wakunpë / Motoimë ËkëiWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Worm Lizards Family: Amphisbaenidae
© ACT
English Boa Constrictor / Surinam Redtailed BoaDutch Tapijtslang / Roodstaartboa Sranan Daguwe Sneki / Gado Sneki / Papa SnekiTrio Aramari / Pëtumë JëkëiWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Boidae
© Rakesh Debisarun
English Emerald Tree BoaDutch Groene Boomboa / Groene Hondskopboa Sranan (Bigi) Popokaisneki / KadasnekiTrio Ïtu AaroWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Boidae
© Fleur van der Sterren
English Garden Tree BoaDutch Slanke Boomboa Sranan Takrutitei / IngisnekiTrio KupsiWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Boidae
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Squamata-Snakes
Rainbow Boa - Epicrates cenchria
Brown Rainbow Boa - Epicrates maurus
Anaconda - Eunectes murinus
Sipo - Chironius carinatus
REPTILES - Field Companion
© Dick Lock
English Rainbow BoaDutch Regenboogboa Sranan Heigron AbomaTrio KïwïnïWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Boidae
© ACT
English Brown Rainbow BoaDutch Bruine Regenboogboa Sranan Sabana Heigron AbomaTrio AramariWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Boidae
© Sergey Pisarevskiy (CC)
English (Green) AnacondaDutch Anaconda Sranan Watra Aboma / BomaTrio Ëkëimë / ÏmatapiWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Boidae
© Dick Lock
English SipoDutch Kielrugslang / Sipo Sranan ReditereTrio Atarakare / Napijaran ËkëiWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Colubridae
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Squamata-Snakes
Mussurana - Clelia clelia
Indigo Snake - Drymarchon corais
Parrot Snake - Leptophis ahaetulla
Green Vine Snake - Oxybelis fulgidus
REPTILES - Field Companion
© ACT
English MussuranaDutch Mussurana Sranan Todoman SnekiTrio WapunpëWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Colubridae
© Bernard Dupont (CC)
English Indigo SnakeDutch Geelstaart Indigoslang Sranan Konkoni Sneki / KruyaramanTrio AkurikuriWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Colubridae
© Dick Lock
English (Giant) Parrot SnakeDutch Paradijsboomslang / Groene Draadslang Sranan Swipi SnekiTrio
Wayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Colubridae
© Geoff Gallice (CC)
English Green Vine SnakeDutch Groene Spitsneusslang /
Groene Zweepstaart Slang Sranan Busi SwipiTrio
Wayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Colubridae
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Squamata-Snakes
Amazon Puffing Snake - Pseustes sulphureus
Tropical Rat Snake - Spilotes pullatus
Mountain Keelback - Helicops angulatus
Herrmann’s Water Snake - Hydrodynastes bicinctus
REPTILES - Field Companion
© Alex Popovkin (CC)
English Amazon Puffing SnakeDutch Zwartgele Liaanslang Sranan Trangabaka SnekiTrio WaapuWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Colubridae
© Geoff Gallice (CC)
English Tropical Rat Snake / Chicken SnakeDutch Kippenslang Sranan Sapakara SnekiTrio AkurikuriWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Colubridae
© ACT
English Mountain Keelback / Brown-bandedWatersnake
Dutch Dwarsbandige Schele Waterslang Sranan Watra SnekiTrio AimarawaWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Dipsadidae
© ACT
English Herrmann’s Water SnakeDutch Dubbelgebande Waterslang Sranan Anjumara SnekiTrio AimarajëkëiWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Dipsadidae
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Squamata-Snakes
False Water Cobra - Hydrodynastes gigas
Debruin’s Coral Snake - Micrurus paraensis debruini (Abuys 1987)
Aquatic Coral Snake - Micrurus surinamensis
Green Jararaca - Bothriopsis bilineata
REPTILES - Field Companion
© ACT
English (Brazilian) False Water CobraDutch Onechte Watercobra / Gevlekte Grote
Waterslang Sranan Anjumara SnekiTrio AimarajëkëiWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Dipsadidae
© John De Bruin
English Debruin’s Coral SnakeDutch Echte Breedroodbandige Koraalslang Sranan Krara SnekiTrio WijokaneWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Elapidae
© Bernard Dupont
English Aquatic Coral SnakeDutch Echte Surinaamse Koraalslang Sranan Sranan KrarasnekiTrio Samurawëta Metiphë / WijokaneWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Elapidae
© ACT
English Green JararacaDutch Groene Boomlanspuntslang /
Papegaaislang Sranan Pokai SnekiTrio Parawa JëkëiWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Viperidae
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Squamata-Snakes
Common Lancehead - Bothrops atrox
South American Rattlesnake - Crotalus durissus
South American Bushmaster - Lachesis muta
Crocodilia
Common Caiman - Caiman crocodilus
REPTILES - Field Companion
© Dick Lock
English Common Lancehead / Fer-de-lanceDutch (Gewone) Lanspuntslang Sranan Labaria / Owrukuku SnekiTrio Iruku(ku)Wayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Viperidae
© Wikimedia
English South American Rattlesnake / CascabelRattlesnake
Dutch Surinaamse Ratelslang Sranan Saka SnekiTrio IjakaWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Viperidae
© Dick Lock
English South American BushmasterDutch Bosmeester Sranan Maka Sneki / Kapa SisnekiTrio PirakïrïiWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Squamata-Snakes Family: Viperidae
© Viviane Lodeweyckx
English Common CaimanDutch Brilkaaiman Sranan Wetbere KaimanTrio ËkërëkuWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Crocodilia Family: Alligatoridae
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Crocodilia
Black Caiman - Melanosuchus niger
Dwarf Caiman - Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Schneider’s Smooth-Fronted Caiman - Paleosuchus trigonatus
REPTILES - Field Companion
© Wikiwand
English Black CaimanDutch Zwarte Kaaiman Sranan Blaka KaimanTrio Ëkërëku / AriweimëWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Crocodilia Family: Alligatoridae
© Karelj (CC)
English Dwarf Caiman / Cuvier's Smooth-frontedCaiman
Dutch Dwergkaaiman / CuviersGladvoorhoofdkaaiman
Sranan Redi KaimanTrio Tipontijan / AriweWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Crocodilia Family: Alligatoridae
© Andreas Schlüter (CC)
English Schneider's Smooth-Fronted CaimanDutch Schneiders Wigkopkaaiman /
Gladvoorhoofdkaaiman Sranan Bergi KaimanTrio AriwerënWayana
Class: REPTILES Order: Crocodilia Family: Alligatoridae
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