Batrachostomus

Batrachostomus
	Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus)
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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[1] Liddell & Scott (1980). Greek-English Lexicon, Abridged Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.