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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Ackawaio Stefania Treefrog
|
Stefania ackawaio |
Amphibians |
Guyana |
2. |
Aniba rosaeodora
|
Aniba rosaeodora |
Plants |
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
3. |
Anomaloglossus beebei
|
Anomaloglossus beebei |
Amphibians |
Guyana |
4. |
Ayanganna Stefania Treefrog
|
Stefania ayangannae |
Amphibians |
Guyana |
5. |
Bearded Tachuri
|
Polystictus pectoralis |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela |
6. |
Big Leaf Mahogany
|
Swietenia macrophylla |
Plants |
Central America, North America, South America |
7. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
8. |
Black Caiman
|
Melanosuchus niger |
Reptiles |
Amazon Basin |
9. |
Black Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca bonaci |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
10. |
Black-capped Petrel
|
Pterodroma hasitata |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
11. |
Blue-cheeked Amazon
|
Amazona dufresniana |
Birds |
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela |
12. |
Bonnetia rubicunda
|
Bonnetia rubicunda |
Plants |
Guyana |
13. |
Brazil-nut Tree
|
Bertholletia excelsa |
Plants |
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
14. |
Brazilian Giant Tortoise
|
Geochelone denticulata |
Reptiles |
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies (Dominica) |
15. |
Brown Pelican
|
Pelecanus occidentalis |
Birds |
Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies |
16. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
17. |
Bush Dog
|
Speothos venaticus |
Mammals |
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
18. |
Caribbean Electric Ray
|
Narcine bancroftii |
Fishes |
Brazil, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Suriname, Venezuela |
19. |
Caribbean Reef Shark
|
Carcharhinus perezi |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
20. |
Cougar
|
Puma concolor |
Mammals |
North and Central America |
21. |
Couratari guianensis
|
Couratari guianensis |
Plants |
Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
22. |
Couratari calycina
|
Couratari calycina |
Plants |
Guyana |
|
23. |
Cowfish
|
Rhinoptera bonasus |
Fishes |
Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela |
24. |
Cox's Stefania Treefrog
|
Stefania coxi |
Amphibians |
Guyana |
25. |
Cubera Snapper
|
Lutjanus cyanopterus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
26. |
Curry Shark
|
Sphyrna tudes |
Fishes |
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela |
27. |
Daggernose Shark
|
Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus |
Fishes |
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela |
28. |
Devil Fish
|
Manta birostris |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America |
29. |
Donkey Fish
|
Dermatolepis inermis |
Fishes |
Central and South America, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
30. |
Dulacia crassa
|
Dulacia crassa |
Plants |
Guyana |
31. |
Eschweilera fanshawei
|
Eschweilera fanshawei |
Plants |
Guyana |
32. |
Fig Tree
|
Ficus pakkensis |
Plants |
Brazil, Guyana |
33. |
Frilled Shark
|
Chlamydoselachus anguineus |
Fishes |
Angola, Australia, Chile, France, Guyana, Japan, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal (Madeira), South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States (California) |
34. |
Giant Anteater
|
Myrmecophaga tridactyla |
Mammals |
Central and South America |
35. |
Giant Armadillo
|
Priodontes maximus |
Mammals |
Guyana to Argentina, Venezuela |
36. |
Giant Butterfly Ray
|
Gymnura altavela |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
37. |
Giant Otter
|
Pteronura brasiliensis |
Mammals |
South America |
38. |
Graffenrieda caudata
|
Graffenrieda caudata |
Plants |
Guyana |
39. |
Guiana Spider Monkey
|
Ateles paniscus |
Mammals |
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname |
40. |
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 |
41. |
Haesselia roraimensis
|
Haesselia roraimensis |
Plants |
Guyana |
42. |
Hammerhead Shark
|
Sphyrna mokarran |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States |
43. |
Harpy Eagle
|
Harpia harpyja |
Birds |
Mexico south to Argentina |
44. |
Hoary-throated Spinetail
|
Synallaxis kollari |
Birds |
Brazil, Guyana |
|
45. |
Hogfish
|
Lachnolaimus maximus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
46. |
Jaguar
|
Panthera onca |
Mammals |
Arizona, California, Central and South America, Louisiana, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
47. |
Largetooth Sawfish
|
Pristis perotteti |
Fishes |
Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States |
48. |
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 |
49. |
Lecythis schomburgkii
|
Lecythis schomburgkii |
Plants |
Brazil, Guyana |
50. |
Lecythis brancoensis
|
Lecythis brancoensis |
Plants |
Brazil, Guyana |
51. |
Little Spotted Cat
|
Leopardus tigrinus |
Mammals |
Costa Rica to Northern Argentina |
52. |
Long-tailed Otter
|
Lontra longicaudis |
Mammals |
South America |
53. |
MacConnell's Bush Toad
|
Oreophrynella macconnelli |
Amphibians |
Guyana, Venezuela |
54. |
Manilkara Tree
|
Manilkara pubicarpa |
Plants |
Guyana |
55. |
Margay
|
Leopardus wiedii |
Mammals |
Central and South America, Mexico |
56. |
Mollia glabrescens
|
Mollia glabrescens |
Plants |
Guyana |
57. |
Mutton Snapper
|
Lutjanus analis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
58. |
Nassau Grouper
|
Epinephelus striatus |
Fishes |
Central and South America, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands) |
59. |
Night Shark
|
Carcharhinus signatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America |
60. |
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 |
61. |
Ocelot
|
Leopardus pardalis |
Mammals |
USA (Arizona, Texas) to Central and South America |
62. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
Contopus cooperi |
Birds |
Central and South America, North America (including United States) |
63. |
Orinoco Goose
|
Neochen jubata |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, West Indies (Barbados) |
64. |
Pebas Stubfoot Toad
|
Atelopus spumarius |
Amphibians |
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname |
65. |
Pebble Toad
|
Oreophrynella nigra |
Amphibians |
Guyana, Venezuela |
66. |
Pheidole microgyna
|
Pheidole microgyna |
Insects |
Guyana |
|
67. |
Poey's Grouper
|
Epinephelus flavolimbatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
68. |
Pouteria Tree
|
Pouteria penicillata |
Plants |
South America |
69. |
Pouteria Tree
|
Pouteria kaieteurensis |
Plants |
South America |
70. |
Queen Triggerfish
|
Balistes vetula |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
71. |
Rainbow Parrotfish
|
Scarus guacamaia |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
72. |
Red Grouper
|
Epinephelus morio |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
73. |
Red Porgy
|
Pagrus pagrus |
Fishes |
Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States |
74. |
Red Siskin
|
Carduelis cucullata |
Birds |
South America |
75. |
Rio Branco Antbird
|
Cercomacra carbonaria |
Birds |
Brazil, Guyana |
76. |
Roraima Bush Toad
|
Oreophrynella quelchii |
Amphibians |
Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela |
77. |
Seabass
|
Epinephelus niveatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
78. |
Sharpsnout Stingray
|
Dasyatis geijskesi |
Fishes |
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela |
79. |
South American Tapir
|
Tapirus terrestris |
Mammals |
Colombia and Venezuela south to Paraguay and Argentina |
80. |
Spectral Bat
|
Vampyrum spectrum |
Mammals |
Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela |
81. |
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 |
82. |
Sun Parakeet
|
Aratinga solstitialis |
Birds |
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela |
83. |
Syagrus stratincola
|
Syagrus stratincola |
Plants |
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname |
84. |
Tartaruga
|
Podocnemis expansa |
Reptiles |
South America (Orinoco R. and Amazon R. basins) |
85. |
Tracaja
|
Podocnemis unifilis |
Reptiles |
South America (Orinoco R. and Amazon R. basins) |
86. |
Trichilia surumuensis
|
Trichilia surumuensis |
Plants |
Brazil, Guyana |
87. |
Variegated Electric Ray
|
Diplobatus pictus |
Fishes |
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela |
88. |
Venezuela Skate
|
Raja cervigoni |
Fishes |
Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela |
|
89. |
Venezuelan Fish-eating Rat
|
Neusticomys venezuelae |
Mammals |
Guyana, Venezuela |
90. |
Virola surinamensis
|
Virola surinamensis |
Plants |
Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
91. |
Vouacapoua americana
|
Vouacapoua americana |
Plants |
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname |
92. |
West Indian Manatee
|
Trichechus manatus |
Mammals |
Caribbean Sea, South America, Southeastern USA |
93. |
Whale Shark
|
Rhincodon typus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
94. |
White-lipped Peccary
|
Tayassu pecari |
Mammals |
Central America, North America, South America |
95. |
Yellowfin Grouper
|
Mycteroperca venenosa |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |