Batrachostomus

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 Palawan frogmouth, Batrachostomus chaseni Blyth's frogmouth, Batrachostomus affinis 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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