Batrachostomus
| Batrachostomus | |
|---|---|
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| Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Podargiformes |
| Family: | Podargidae |
| Genus: | Gould, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Podargus auritus[1] Gray, 1829 | |
| Species | |
| See text | |
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'.[2] It includes the following 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
- Sumatran frogmouth, Batrachostomus poliolophus
- Javan frogmouth, Batrachostomus javensis
- Sunda frogmouth, Batrachostomus cornutus
- Bornean frogmouth, Batrachostomus mixtus
References
- ^ "Podargidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Liddell & Scott (1980). Greek-English Lexicon, Abridged Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.
