Species with Funny English Common Names

Tomato Frog
Dyscophus antongilii 1
Satanic Leaf Tailed Gecko
Uroplatus phantasticus 2
Screaming Hairy Armadillo
Chaetophractus vellerosus 3
Lesser Fairy Armadillo
Chlamyphorus truncatus 4
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Callocephalon fimbriatum 5
Whip-poor-will
Caprimulgus vociferus 6
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus 7
devil's coach-horse beetle
Ocypus olens 8
Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis 9
Bare-faced Go-away Bird
Corythaixoides personatus 10
Mammillaria nivosa
Mammillaria nivosa 11
Rondeletia loricata
Rondeletia loricata 12
Plectrypops lima
Plectrypops lima 13
Osedax mucofloris
Osedax mucofloris
Sapito Rojo Del Yapacana
Minyobates steyermarki
Carissa spinarum
Carissa spinarum 14
Stauroteuthis syrtensis
Stauroteuthis syrtensis 15
Boobies
Sula 16
Tholera decimalis
Tholera decimalis 17
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra 18
Tufted Tit-Tyrant
Anairetes parulus 19
Strange-tailed Tyrant
Alectrurus risora 20
Cock-tailed Tyrant
Alectrurus tricolor 21
Leotia viscosa
Leotia viscosa 22
Witch's Butter
Tremella mesenterica 23
Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys 10
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola 24
Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler
Macronous ptilosus 25
Heteropoda davidbowie
Heteropoda davidbowie
Screaming Piha
Lipaugus vociferans
Handsome Fruiteater
Pipreola formosa
Isorineloricaria spinosissima
Isorineloricaria spinosissima 12
Andean Cock-of-the-rock
Rupicola peruvianus 26
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock
Rupicola rupicola 27
strange big-eared brown bat
Histiotus alienus
Inglorius mediocris
Inglorius mediocris
Acrobatic Cavy
Kerodon acrobata
Pacarana
Dinomys branickii 28
Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus pruinosus
Dendrobium chrysotoxum
Dendrobium chrysotoxum 11
bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil
Gerbillurus vallinus
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris 8
Fingerprint Toby
Canthigaster compressa 29
Black Margate
Anisotremus surinamensis 30
Pomadasys incisus
Pomadasys incisus 31
Slippery Dick
Halichoeres bivittatus 32
Puddingwife
Halichoeres radiatus 32
Aequidens rivulatus
Aequidens rivulatus 33
Sargochromis carlottae
Sargochromis carlottae
Monkey-faced Prickleback
Cebidichthys violaceus 34
Phallusia mammillata
Phallusia mammillata 35
Radiated shanny
Ulvaria subbifurcata 36
Neolentinus lepideus
Neolentinus lepideus 37
Calumia godeffroyi
Calumia godeffroyi 38
Coral Cardinalfish
Sphaeramia nematoptera 39
tubícola chusco
Neoclinus blanchardi 40
Cyclopterus lumpus
Cyclopterus lumpus 41
Eumicrotremus spinosus
Eumicrotremus spinosus 42
Psychrolutes phrictus
Psychrolutes phrictus 43
Lipstick leporinus
Leporinus arcus 44
Bagarius bagarius
Bagarius bagarius 31
Oneirodes epithales
Oneirodes epithales
Astronesthes richardsoni
Astronesthes richardsoni 12
Smalltooth Sand Tiger
Odontaspis ferox 31
Dumb Gulper Shark
Centrophorus harrissoni 31
Cookiecutter Shark
Isistius brasiliensis 45
Holsingeria unthanksensis
Holsingeria unthanksensis 46
Pogonophryne neyelovi
Pogonophryne neyelovi 47
Nerite
Nerita peloronta 48
Archipheretima middletoni
Archipheretima middletoni
Dwarf Cuttlefish
Sepia bandensis 49
Flamboyant Cuttlefish
Metasepia pfefferi
Pleurobema strodeanum
Pleurobema strodeanum
Zeltus amasa
Zeltus amasa 50
The Slowpoke
Athetis tarda 51
Lactarius turpis
Lactarius turpis 52
Grateful Midget
Elaphria grata 51
Delightful Dagger Moth
Acronicta vinnula 51
Cynical Quaker
Orthodes cynica 51
Ulolonche modesta
Ulolonche modesta 53
Sideridis congermana
Sideridis congermana 53
Nycteola metaspilella
Nycteola metaspilella 54
Battaristis concinusella
Battaristis concinusella 51
Beewolves
Philanthus 55
Xanterriaria mediocris
Xanterriaria mediocris
Neoconocephalus exiliscanorus
Neoconocephalus exiliscanorus 56
Triatoma sanguisuga
Triatoma sanguisuga
Palibythus magnificus
Palibythus magnificus
Egg-yolk Jelly
Phacellophora camtschatica 57
Estrella de mar
Nidorellia armata
Chocolate Chip Sea Star
Protoreaster nodosus 58
Pepino de mar
Holothuria impatiens 59
Macrozamia communis
Macrozamia communis 60
Slickseed Fuzzybean
Strophostyles leiosperma 61
Shaggy soldier
Galinsoga quadriradiata 62
Liatris scariosa
Liatris scariosa 63
Helianthus angustifolius
Helianthus angustifolius 64
Spongiforma squarepantsii
Spongiforma squarepantsii 65
Red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum 66
Agathidium vaderi
Agathidium vaderi
Chaetopterus pugaporcinus
Chaetopterus pugaporcinus
Common Toadflax
Linaria vulgaris 67
white baneberry
Actaea pachypoda 68
Valerianella radiata
Valerianella radiata 69
Sleepy Morning
Waltheria indica 70
Yellow Water-lily
Nuphar lutea 71
Luffa acutangula
Luffa acutangula 72
Carex hirsutella
Carex hirsutella 73
Aechmea nudicaulis
Aechmea nudicaulis 74
Hairy Shadow Witch
Ponthieva racemosa 75
jack-in-the-pulpits and cobra lilies
arisaema 76
Sphenolobopsis pearsonii
Sphenolobopsis pearsonii
Common Puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum 77
Russula sanguinaria
Russula sanguinaria
Acacia difformis
Acacia difformis
Auriscalpium vulgare
Auriscalpium vulgare 78
Candlesnuff Fungus
Xylaria hypoxylon 79
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