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Species with Funny English Common Names

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Acrobatic Cavy
Kerodon acrobata
Aequidens rivulatus 1
Andean Cock-of-the-rock 2
Rupicola peruvianus
Astronesthes richardsoni 3
Bagarius bagarius 4
Bananaquit 5
Coereba flaveola
Bare-faced Go-away Bird 6
Corythaixoides personatus
Battaristis concinusella 7
Beewolves 8
Philanthus
Black Margate 9
Anisotremus surinamensis
Boobies 10
Sula
Calumia godeffroyi 11
Chocolate Chip Sea Star 12
Protoreaster nodosus
Chuck-will's-widow 13
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Cock-tailed Tyrant 14
Alectrurus tricolor
Cookiecutter Shark 15
Isistius brasiliensis
Coral Cardinalfish 16
Sphaeramia nematoptera
Cyclopterus lumpus 17
Cynical Quaker 7
Orthodes cynica
Delightful Dagger Moth 7
Acronicta vinnula
Dumb Gulper Shark 4
Centrophorus harrissoni
Dwarf Cuttlefish 18
Sepia bandensis
Egg-yolk Jelly 19
Phacellophora camtschatica
Estrella de mar
Nidorellia armata
Eumicrotremus spinosus 20
Fingerprint Toby 21
Canthigaster compressa
Flamboyant Cuttlefish
Metasepia pfefferi
Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler 22
Macronous ptilosus
Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus pruinosus
Gang-gang Cockatoo 23
Callocephalon fimbriatum
Grateful Midget 7
Elaphria grata
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock 24
Rupicola rupicola
Handsome Fruiteater
Pipreola formosa
Holsingeria unthanksensis 25
Lesser Fairy Armadillo 26
Chlamyphorus truncatus
Lipstick leporinus 27
Leporinus arcus
Masked Booby 28
Sula dactylatra
Monkey-faced Prickleback 29
Cebidichthys violaceus
Neoconocephalus exiliscanorus 30
Nerite 31
Nerita peloronta
Nycteola metaspilella 32
Oneirodes epithales
Pacarana 33
Dinomys branickii
Palibythus magnificus
Pepino de mar 34
Holothuria impatiens
Pleurobema strodeanum
Pomadasys incisus 4
Psychrolutes phrictus 35
Puddingwife 36
Halichoeres radiatus
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu 37
Uraeginthus bengalus
Sapito Rojo Del Yapacana
Minyobates steyermarki
Sargochromis carlottae
Satanic Leaf Tailed Gecko 38
Uroplatus phantasticus
Screaming Hairy Armadillo 39
Chaetophractus vellerosus
Screaming Piha
Lipaugus vociferans
Sideridis congermana 40
Slippery Dick 36
Halichoeres bivittatus
Smalltooth Sand Tiger 4
Odontaspis ferox
Strange-tailed Tyrant 41
Alectrurus risora
The Slowpoke 7
Athetis tarda
Tomato Frog 42
Dyscophus antongilii
Triatoma sanguisuga
Tufted Tit-Tyrant 43
Anairetes parulus
Ulolonche modesta 40
Whip-poor-will 44
Caprimulgus vociferus
Willie Wagtail 6
Rhipidura leucophrys
Yellow-bellied Marmot 45
Marmota flaviventris
bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil
Gerbillurus vallinus
devil's coach-horse beetle 45
Ocypus olens
strange big-eared brown bat
Histiotus alienus
tubícola chusco 46
Neoclinus blanchardi

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