Batrachostomus

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Batrachostomus

Genus of birds

For the early rauisuchid, see Batrachotomus.

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:

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References

  1. [1]
    "Podargidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. [2]
    Liddell & Scott (1980). Greek-English Lexicon, Abridged Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.


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