Guayana Highlands

High plateau in South America

A tepui (), or tepuy (), is a member of a family of table-top mountains or mesas found in northern South America, especially in Venezuela, western Guyana, and northern Brazil. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran Sabana.

nature reserve in Suriname

principal affluent of the Rio Negro

geological formation in northeast South America

The genus Heliamphora ( or ; Greek: helos "marsh" and amphoreus "amphora") contains 24 species of pitcher plants endemic to South America. The species are collectively known as sun pitchers, based on the mistaken notion that the heli of Heliamphora is from the Greek helios, meaning "sun". The name instead derives from the Greek helos, meaning "marsh", so a more accurate translation of their scientific name would be marsh pitcher plants. Species in the genus Heliamphora are carnivorous plants that consist of a modified leaf form that is fused into a tubular shape. They have evolved mechanisms t

Brocchinia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Brocchinioideae, containing 20 species. The genus is named after Giovanni Battista Brocchi, Italian naturalist (1772–1826). Brocchinia species are native primarily to the ancient Guayana Shield in southern Venezuela and Guyana, with some species extending into Colombia and northern Brazil. Its species are generally restricted to areas of sand and sandstone of the Roraima Formation; a few occur on granite.

species of mammal

large mountain range between Brazil and Venezuela

species of mammal

species of mammal

administrative region of eastern Venezuela

species of amphibian

species of mammal

national Park in Brazil

species of plant

mountain in Guyana

species of plant

species of plant

species of plant

national park in Venezuela

Stegolepis is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1872 .

national park of Brazil

species of amphibian

sandstone massif located in the northern Amazon Basin

species of plant

species of amphibian

species of plant

species of plant

mountain in Guyana

national park in Venezuela

national park in Venezuela

species of plant

river in Roraima, Brazil

Metaphryniscus is a monotypic genus of toads in the family Bufonidae. The sole species is Metaphryniscus sosae. The species, and thereby the whole genus, is endemic to Venezuela and only known from its type locality, Cerro Marahuaca. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

national park in Venezuela

mountain in Venezuela

Coccochondra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are four species native to the Guayana Highlands of northern South America.

national park in Venezuela

species of plant

species of plant