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Rupununi, GUYANA Biodiversity in the Rupununi, Part I

Andrew M. Snyder & Lesley de Souza

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Photos: Andrew M. Snyder [andrewmsnyder.com] Produced by: Lesley de Souza and Tyana Wachter. © Keller Science Action Center, Science and Education, The Field Museum [[email protected]] [fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org] Rapid Color Guide #974 version 1 1/2018

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Passiflora glandulosa 3

Palicourea rigida 4

Exaerte sp. ORCHIDACEAE PASSIFLORACEAE

Passionflower RUBIACEAE

APIDAE

Orchid bee

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Acromyrmex sp. 6

Cephalotes atratus 7

Paraponera clavata 8

Phoneutria sp. FORMICIDAE

Leafcutter ant FORMICIDAE Gliding ant

FORMICIDAE Bullet ant

CTENIDAE Banana spider

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Bumba cabocla

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Theraphosa stirmi

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Theraphosa stirmi

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Lyssomanes sp. THERAPHOSIDAE

Brazilian redhead THERAPHOSIDAE

Burgundy bird-eater tarantula THERAPHOSIDAE

Burgundy bird-eater tarantula SALTICIDAE

Jumping spider

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Euchroma gigantea 14

Eumolpus sp. 15

Paryphes flavocinctus 16

Paryphes flavocinctus

BUPRESTIDAE Giant wood ceiba borer

CHRYSOMELIDAE Leaf beetle

COREIDAE Leaf footed bug

COREIDAE Leaf footed bug



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Entimus granulatus 18

Hammatostylus cf. gronovii 19

Podischnus agenor

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Coprophanaeus lancifer

CURCULIONIDAE Weevil

CURCULIONIDAE Long-snouted Weevil

DYNASTIDAE Scarab beetle

SCARABAEIDAE Giant Amazon scarab beetle

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Caligo sp. 24

Caligo telamonius

LAMPYRIDAE Lightning bug

MYRIAPODA Millipede

NYMPHALIDAE Owl butterfly caterpillar

NYMPHALIDAE Owl butterfly

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Automeris sp.

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Achatina fulica

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Heterophrynus alces 28

Sylviocarcinus pictus

SATURNIIDAE

GASTROPODA Terrestrial snail

PHRYNIDAE Tailess whip scorpion

TRICHODACTYLIDAE Jaguar river crab

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Rhinella marina 30

Rhinella martyi 31

Ceratophrys cornuta 32

Ceratophrys cornuta

BUFONIDAE Cane toad

BUFONIDAE Crested toad

CERATOPHRYIDAE Surinam horned toad

CERATOPHRYIDAE Surinam horned toad



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Ameerega trivittatus

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Boana boans

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Boana cinerascens

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Boana cinerascens

DENDROBATIDAE Three striped poison frog

HYLIDAE Gladiator tree frog

HYLIDAE Demerara Falls tree frog

HYLIDAE Demerara Falls tree frog

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Boana fasciata

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Boana xerophylla

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Osteocephalus taurinus 40

Phyllomedusa bicolor

HYLIDAE Gunther’s banded tree frog

HYLIDAE Emerald-eyed tree frog

HYLIDAE Manaus slender-legged tree frog

HYLIDAE Giant waxy monkey tree frog

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Leptodactylus guianensis

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Leptodactylus myersi

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Leptodactylus petersii

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Leptodactylus rhodomystax

LEPTODACTYLIDAE

LEPTODACTYLIDAE Myers’ thin-toed frog

LEPTODACTYLIDAE Peter’s jungle frog

LEPTODACTYLIDAE Loreto white-lipped frog

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Leptodactylus validus

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Lithodytes lineatus

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Physalaemus cuvieri 48

Pleurodema brachyops

LEPTODACTYLIDAE Windward ditch frog

LEPTODACTYLIDAE Gold striped frog

LEPTODACTYLIDAE Barker frog

LEPTODACTYLIDAE Colombian four-eyed frog



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Chiasmocleis shudikarensis

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Elachistocleis surinamensis

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Hamptophryne boliviana

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Paleosuchus trigonatus

MICROHYLIDAE

MICROHYLIDAE Flashy narrow-mouthed frog

MICROHYLIDAE Sheep frog

ALLIGATORIDAE Smooth-fronted caiman

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Paleosuchus trigonatus

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Leposoma percarinatum

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Neusticurus bicarinatus

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Thecadactylus rapicauda

ALLIGATORIDAE Smooth-fronted caiman

GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE Muller’s tego

GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE Two-faced Neusticurus

PHYLLODACTYLIDAE Turnip-tailed gecko

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Pseudogonatodes guianensis 58

Kentropyx calcarata 59

Kentropyx calcarata 60

Plica umbra

SPHAERODACTYLIDAE Amazon clawed gecko

TEIIDAE Striped forest whiptail

TEIIDAE Striped forest whiptail

TROPIDURIDAE Blue-lipped tree lizard

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Uranoscodon superciliosus

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Anilius scytale

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Corallus caninus

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Atractus trilineatus

TROPIDURIDAE Diving lizard

ANILIIDAE Coral pipe snake

BOIDAE Emerald tree boa

COLUBRIDAE Three-lined ground snake



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Chironius fuscus 66

Drymoluber dichrous 67

Imantodes cenchoa 68

Leptophis ahaetulla

COLUBRIDAE Olive whipsnake

COLUBRIDAE Common glossy racer

COLUBRIDAE Blunt headed tree snake

COLUBRIDAE Parrot snake

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Sibon nebulatus

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Erythrolamprus aesculapii

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Helicops angulatus

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Oxyrhopus occipitalis

COLUBRIDAE Cloudy snail-eating snake

DIPSADIDAE False coral snake

DIPSADIDAE Calico snake

DIPSADIDAE Calico snake

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Pseudoboa neuwiedii

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Micrurus lemniscatus 75

Micrurus lemniscatus 76

Bothrops atrox

DIPSADIDAE Ratonel

ELAPIDAE South American coral snake

ELAPIDAE South American coral snake

VIPERIDAE Fer-de-lance

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Bothrops atrox 78

Crotalus durissus 79

Lachesis muta

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Mesoclemmys gibba

VIPERIDAE Fer-de-lance

VIPERIDAE Neotropical rattlesnake

VIPERIDAE Bushmaster

CHELIDAE Gibba turtle



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Platemys platycephala 82

Platemys platycephala 83

Rhinoclemmys punctularia

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Podocnemis unifilis

CHELIDAE Twist neck turtle

CHELIDAE Twist neck turtle

GEOEMYDIDAE South American wood turtle

PODOCNEMIDIADAE Yellow-spotted river turtle

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Hypostomus macushi

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Phoenicircus carnifex

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Tringa solitaria

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Gymnopithys rufigula

LORICARIIDAE Plecostomus

COTINGIDAE Guianan red cotinga

SCOLOPACIDAE Solitary sandpiper

THAMNOPHILIDAE Rufous-throated antbird

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Isleria guttata 90

Pithys albifrons 91

Eumops hansae 92

Molossus rufus

THAMNOPHILIDAE Rufous-bellied antwren

THAMNOPHILIDAE White-plumed antbird

MOLOSSIDAE Sanborn’s bonneted bat

MOLOSSIDAE Black mastiff bat

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Noctilio leporinus 94

Lophostoma silvicolum

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Phyllostomus hastatus

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Sturnira tildae

NOCTILIONIDAE Greater bulldog bat

PHYLLOSTOMIDAE White-throated round-eared bat

PHYLLOSTOMIDAE Greater spear-nosed bat

PHYLLOSTOMIDAE Tilda’s yellow-shouldered bat

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