Batrachostomus

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For the early rauisuchid see Batrachotomus.

Batrachostomus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Podargidae Genus: Batrachostomus Gould, 1838
Species
Large Frogmouth, Batrachostomus auritus Dulit Frogmouth, Batrachostomus harterti Philippine Frogmouth, Batrachostomus septimus Gould's Frogmouth, Batrachostomus stellatus Sri Lanka Frogmouth, Batrachostomus moniliger Hodgson's Frogmouth, Batrachostomus hodgsoni Short-tailed Frogmouth, Batrachostomus poliolophus Javan Frogmouth, Batrachostomus javensis Sunda Frogmouth, Batrachostomus cornutus

Batrachostomus is a genus of Frogmouths. The generic name is a direct translation from the Greek for "frogmouth"; batracho-/βατραχο- "frog" and stoma-/στομα "mouth".^[1]

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