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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Aniba rosaeodora
|
Aniba rosaeodora |
Plants |
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
2. |
Aniba percoriacea
|
Aniba percoriacea |
Plants |
Suriname |
3. |
Asterophorum mennegae
|
Asterophorum mennegae |
Plants |
Suriname |
4. |
Bearded Tachuri
|
Polystictus pectoralis |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela |
5. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
6. |
Black Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca bonaci |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
7. |
Black-capped Petrel
|
Pterodroma hasitata |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
8. |
Blue-cheeked Amazon
|
Amazona dufresniana |
Birds |
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela |
9. |
Brazil-nut Tree
|
Bertholletia excelsa |
Plants |
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
10. |
Brazilian Giant Tortoise
|
Geochelone denticulata |
Reptiles |
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies (Dominica) |
11. |
Brown Pelican
|
Pelecanus occidentalis |
Birds |
Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies |
12. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
13. |
Bush Dog
|
Speothos venaticus |
Mammals |
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
14. |
Caribbean Electric Ray
|
Narcine bancroftii |
Fishes |
Brazil, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Suriname, Venezuela |
15. |
Caribbean Reef Shark
|
Carcharhinus perezi |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
16. |
Copaifera epunctata
|
Copaifera epunctata |
Plants |
Suriname |
17. |
Corythophora labriculata
|
Corythophora labriculata |
Plants |
Suriname |
18. |
Cougar
|
Puma concolor |
Mammals |
North and Central America |
19. |
Couratari sandwithii
|
Couratari sandwithii |
Plants |
Suriname, Venezuela |
20. |
Couratari guianensis
|
Couratari guianensis |
Plants |
Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
21. |
Cowfish
|
Rhinoptera bonasus |
Fishes |
Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela |
22. |
Cubera Snapper
|
Lutjanus cyanopterus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
|
23. |
Curry Shark
|
Sphyrna tudes |
Fishes |
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela |
24. |
Daggernose Shark
|
Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus |
Fishes |
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela |
25. |
Devil Fish
|
Manta birostris |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America |
26. |
Donkey Fish
|
Dermatolepis inermis |
Fishes |
Central and South America, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
27. |
Duguetia schulzii
|
Duguetia schulzii |
Plants |
Suriname |
28. |
Eschweilera boltenii
|
Eschweilera boltenii |
Plants |
Suriname, Venezuela |
29. |
Giant Anteater
|
Myrmecophaga tridactyla |
Mammals |
Central and South America |
30. |
Giant Armadillo
|
Priodontes maximus |
Mammals |
Guyana to Argentina, Venezuela |
31. |
Giant Butterfly Ray
|
Gymnura altavela |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
32. |
Giant Otter
|
Pteronura brasiliensis |
Mammals |
South America |
33. |
Guiana Spider Monkey
|
Ateles paniscus |
Mammals |
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname |
34. |
Guianan Crested Eagle
|
Morphnus guianensis |
Birds |
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
35. |
Hammerhead Shark
|
Sphyrna mokarran |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States |
36. |
Harpy Eagle
|
Harpia harpyja |
Birds |
Mexico south to Argentina |
37. |
Hogfish
|
Lachnolaimus maximus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
38. |
Inga leptingoides
|
Inga leptingoides |
Plants |
Suriname |
39. |
Inga calanthoides
|
Inga calanthoides |
Plants |
Suriname |
40. |
Jaguar
|
Panthera onca |
Mammals |
Arizona, California, Central and South America, Louisiana, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
41. |
Largetooth Sawfish
|
Pristis perotteti |
Fishes |
Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States |
42. |
Least Tern
|
Sterna antillarum |
Birds |
Bahamas, Central America (winters), Greater and Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Northern South America, USA (California, including the Miss. R. Basin), Atlantic Gulf Coasts |
43. |
Little Spotted Cat
|
Leopardus tigrinus |
Mammals |
Costa Rica to Northern Argentina |
44. |
Long-tailed Otter
|
Lontra longicaudis |
Mammals |
South America |
|
45. |
Macrolobium stenopetalum
|
Macrolobium stenopetalum |
Plants |
Suriname |
46. |
Macrolobium amplexans
|
Macrolobium amplexans |
Plants |
Suriname |
47. |
Margay
|
Leopardus wiedii |
Mammals |
Central and South America, Mexico |
48. |
Marila saramaccana
|
Marila saramaccana |
Plants |
Suriname |
49. |
Mezilaurus itauba
|
Mezilaurus itauba |
Plants |
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname |
50. |
Mutton Snapper
|
Lutjanus analis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
51. |
Nassau Grouper
|
Epinephelus striatus |
Fishes |
Central and South America, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands) |
52. |
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
|
Carcharhinus longimanus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
53. |
Ocelot
|
Leopardus pardalis |
Mammals |
USA (Arizona, Texas) to Central and South America |
54. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
Contopus cooperi |
Birds |
Central and South America, North America (including United States) |
55. |
Pebas Stubfoot Toad
|
Atelopus spumarius |
Amphibians |
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname |
56. |
Persea julianae
|
Persea julianae |
Plants |
Suriname |
57. |
Poecilanthe ovalifolia
|
Poecilanthe ovalifolia |
Plants |
Suriname |
58. |
Poey's Grouper
|
Epinephelus flavolimbatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
59. |
Queen Triggerfish
|
Balistes vetula |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
60. |
Rainbow Parrotfish
|
Scarus guacamaia |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
61. |
Red Grouper
|
Epinephelus morio |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
62. |
Red Porgy
|
Pagrus pagrus |
Fishes |
Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States |
63. |
Rufous-sided Pygmy-tyrant
|
Euscarthmus rufomarginatus |
Birds |
Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname |
64. |
Seabass
|
Epinephelus niveatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
65. |
Sloanea gracilis
|
Sloanea gracilis |
Plants |
Suriname |
66. |
Sloanea acutiflora
|
Sloanea acutiflora |
Plants |
Suriname |
|
67. |
South American Tapir
|
Tapirus terrestris |
Mammals |
Colombia and Venezuela south to Paraguay and Argentina |
68. |
Spectral Bat
|
Vampyrum spectrum |
Mammals |
Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela |
69. |
Spotted Eagle Ray
|
Aetobatus narinari |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America |
70. |
Styrax tafelbergensis
|
Styrax tafelbergensis |
Plants |
Suriname |
71. |
Sun Parakeet
|
Aratinga solstitialis |
Birds |
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela |
72. |
Swartzia rediviva
|
Swartzia rediviva |
Plants |
Suriname |
73. |
Syagrus stratincola
|
Syagrus stratincola |
Plants |
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname |
74. |
Tracaja
|
Podocnemis unifilis |
Reptiles |
South America (Orinoco R. and Amazon R. basins) |
75. |
Variegated Electric Ray
|
Diplobatus pictus |
Fishes |
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela |
76. |
Venezuela Skate
|
Raja cervigoni |
Fishes |
Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela |
77. |
Virola surinamensis
|
Virola surinamensis |
Plants |
Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
78. |
Vouacapoua americana
|
Vouacapoua americana |
Plants |
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname |
79. |
West Indian Manatee
|
Trichechus manatus |
Mammals |
Caribbean Sea, South America, Southeastern USA |
80. |
Whale Shark
|
Rhincodon typus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
81. |
White-lipped Peccary
|
Tayassu pecari |
Mammals |
Central America, North America, South America |
82. |
Yellowfin Grouper
|
Mycteroperca venenosa |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |