Batrachostomus

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For the early rauisuchid, see Batrachotomus.

Batrachostomus

Philippine Frogmouth
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]

References

↑ Liddell & Scott (1980). Greek-English Lexicon, Abridged Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.

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