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Species with Funny English Common Names

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Tomato Frog 1
Dyscophus antongilii
Satanic Leaf Tailed Gecko 2
Uroplatus phantasticus
Screaming Hairy Armadillo 3
Chaetophractus vellerosus
Lesser Fairy Armadillo 4
Chlamyphorus truncatus
Gang-gang Cockatoo 5
Callocephalon fimbriatum
Whip-poor-will 6
Caprimulgus vociferus
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu 7
Uraeginthus bengalus
devil's coach-horse beetle 8
Ocypus olens
Chuck-will's-widow 9
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Bare-faced Go-away Bird 10
Corythaixoides personatus
Mammillaria nivosa 11
Rondeletia loricata 12
Plectrypops lima 13
Osedax mucofloris
Sapito Rojo Del Yapacana
Minyobates steyermarki
Carissa spinarum 14
Stauroteuthis syrtensis 15
Boobies 16
Sula
Tholera decimalis 17
Masked Booby 18
Sula dactylatra
Tufted Tit-Tyrant 19
Anairetes parulus
Strange-tailed Tyrant 20
Alectrurus risora
Cock-tailed Tyrant 21
Alectrurus tricolor
Leotia viscosa 22
Witch's Butter 23
Tremella mesenterica
Willie Wagtail 10
Rhipidura leucophrys
Bananaquit 24
Coereba flaveola
Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler 25
Macronous ptilosus
Heteropoda davidbowie
Screaming Piha
Lipaugus vociferans
Handsome Fruiteater
Pipreola formosa
Isorineloricaria spinosissima 12
Andean Cock-of-the-rock 26
Rupicola peruvianus
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock 27
Rupicola rupicola
strange big-eared brown bat
Histiotus alienus
Inglorius mediocris
Acrobatic Cavy
Kerodon acrobata
Pacarana 28
Dinomys branickii
Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus pruinosus
Dendrobium chrysotoxum 11
bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil
Gerbillurus vallinus
Yellow-bellied Marmot 8
Marmota flaviventris
Fingerprint Toby 29
Canthigaster compressa
Black Margate 30
Anisotremus surinamensis
Pomadasys incisus 31
Slippery Dick 32
Halichoeres bivittatus
Puddingwife 32
Halichoeres radiatus
Aequidens rivulatus 33
Sargochromis carlottae
Monkey-faced Prickleback 34
Cebidichthys violaceus
Phallusia mammillata 35
Radiated shanny 36
Ulvaria subbifurcata
Neolentinus lepideus 37
Calumia godeffroyi 38
Coral Cardinalfish 39
Sphaeramia nematoptera
tubícola chusco 40
Neoclinus blanchardi
Cyclopterus lumpus 41
Eumicrotremus spinosus 42
Psychrolutes phrictus 43
Lipstick leporinus 44
Leporinus arcus
Bagarius bagarius 31
Oneirodes epithales
Astronesthes richardsoni 12
Smalltooth Sand Tiger 31
Odontaspis ferox
Dumb Gulper Shark 31
Centrophorus harrissoni
Cookiecutter Shark 45
Isistius brasiliensis
Holsingeria unthanksensis 46
Pogonophryne neyelovi 47
Nerite 48
Nerita peloronta
Archipheretima middletoni
Dwarf Cuttlefish 49
Sepia bandensis
Flamboyant Cuttlefish
Metasepia pfefferi
Pleurobema strodeanum
Zeltus amasa 50
The Slowpoke 51
Athetis tarda
Lactarius turpis 52
Grateful Midget 51
Elaphria grata
Delightful Dagger Moth 51
Acronicta vinnula
Cynical Quaker 51
Orthodes cynica
Ulolonche modesta 53
Sideridis congermana 53
Nycteola metaspilella 54
Battaristis concinusella 51
Beewolves 55
Philanthus
Xanterriaria mediocris
Neoconocephalus exiliscanorus 56
Triatoma sanguisuga
Palibythus magnificus
Egg-yolk Jelly 57
Phacellophora camtschatica
Estrella de mar
Nidorellia armata
Chocolate Chip Sea Star 58
Protoreaster nodosus
Pepino de mar 59
Holothuria impatiens
Macrozamia communis 60
Slickseed Fuzzybean 61
Strophostyles leiosperma
Shaggy soldier 62
Galinsoga quadriradiata
Liatris scariosa 63
Helianthus angustifolius 64
Spongiforma squarepantsii 65
Red deadnettle 66
Lamium purpureum
Agathidium vaderi

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