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Flora & Fauna of Suriname

Every animal, plant and fungus recorded in Suriname, with its name in English, Dutch, Spanish, Chinese, Sranan Tongo and Latin.

18,442species recorded
6,124species profiles
158Sranan names

Animals

Mammals303 speciesBirds873 speciesReptiles288 speciesAmphibians185 speciesFish1,389 speciesInsects4,955 speciesSpiders & scorpions345 speciesCrabs & other crustaceans583 speciesSnails, shells & other molluscs994 speciesOther invertebrates727 species

Plants & fungi

Flowering plants5,675 speciesOrchids333 speciesPalms79 speciesFerns & clubmosses524 speciesMosses & liverworts487 speciesOther plants & algae22 speciesFungi & lichens680 species

Collections

Trees & timber57 speciesFruits, vegetables & crops101 speciesKnown by a Sranan name176 speciesFound only in Suriname17 speciesThreatened species224 speciesIntroduced & invasive188 species

Most observed in Suriname

Ranked by observations shared on iNaturalist from Suriname.

Cane ToadCane ToadRhinella marinakras'todoGiant AmeivaGiant AmeivaAmeiva ameivaPinktoe TarantulaPinktoe TarantulaAvicularia aviculariaCommon LanceheadCommon LanceheadBothrops atroxowrukukusnekiThree-striped Poison FrogThree-striped Poison FrogAmeerega trivittataCommon Squirrel MonkeyCommon Squirrel MonkeySaimiri sciureuskeskesiGreat KiskadeeGreat KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusgrikibiGreen IguanaGreen IguanaIguana iguanalegwanaRed Snouted Tree FrogRed Snouted Tree FrogScinax ruberRed PeacockRed PeacockAnartia amatheaWhite PeacockWhite PeacockAnartia jatrophaeGold TeguGold TeguTupinambis teguixinsapakaraBrown CapuchinBrown CapuchinSapajus apellaSilver-beaked TanagerSilver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carboRainbow WhiptailRainbow WhiptailCnemidophorus lemniscatusRed PostmanRed PostmanHeliconius eratoStriped Forest WhiptailStriped Forest WhiptailKentropyx calcarataGarden Tree BoaGarden Tree BoaCorallus hortulana

Known by a Sranan name

Cane ToadCane ToadRhinella marinakras'todoCommon LanceheadCommon LanceheadBothrops atroxowrukukusnekiCommon Squirrel MonkeyCommon Squirrel MonkeySaimiri sciureuskeskesiGreat KiskadeeGreat KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusgrikibiGreen IguanaGreen IguanaIguana iguanalegwanaGold TeguGold TeguTupinambis teguixinsapakaraGuianan Red Howler MonkeyGuianan Red Howler MonkeyAlouatta macconnellibabunPale-throated Three-toed SlothPale-throated Three-toed SlothBradypus tridactylussonloiriBlue-gray TanagerBlue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusblawtyiSpectacled CaimanSpectacled CaimanCaiman crocodiluswetberekaimanGray-winged TrumpeterGray-winged TrumpeterPsophia crepitanskami-kamiLargescale Four-eyed FishLargescale Four-eyed FishAnableps anablepskutai

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