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The pink frogmouth was first formally described in 1846 by the Englaih naturalist Richard Thomas Lowe with its type locality given as Picos, 5 or 6 miles (8.0 or 9.7 km) west of Funchal off Madeira. [3] When Lowe described the species he classified it in the new genus Chaunax, making the pink frogmouth the type species of Chaunax by monotypy. [4]
Chaunax, variously known as coffinfishes, gapers, or frogmouths, is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes. It is one of two genera belonging to the family Chaunacidae , the sea toads. They are found in tropical and subtropical oceans around the world, typically in deep water.
Chaunax, the genus name, means "one who gapes", from chanos meaning "to gape", an allusion to the large, wide mouths of these fishes. The specific name suttkusi, honours Royal D. Suttkus, an ichthyologist at Tulane University for his contributions to ichthyology and the extensive collection of fish specimens he collated during his career at the university.
This is the very first time a Tawny Frogmouth bird has hatched at Zoo Miami, which must be so exciting for everyone involved! So many people on Facebook absolutely adore this little guy. One ...
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The frogmouths (Podargidae) are a group of nocturnal birds related to owlet-nightjars, swifts, and hummingbirds. Species in the group are distributed in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms . Biology
The tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) is a species of frogmouth native to the Australian mainland and Tasmania and found throughout. It is a big-headed, stocky bird often mistaken for an owl due to its nocturnal habits and similar colouring.
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: