Batrachostomus
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Batrachostomus is a genus of frogmouths. They are found in South and Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy
The genus Batrachostomus was introduced in 1838 by the English ornithologist John Gould to accommodate a single species, Podargus auritus Gray, JE, the large frogmouth, which is therefore the type species. The generic name is a direct translation from the Ancient Greek for 'frogmouth'; batracho-/βατραχο- 'frog' and stoma-/στομα 'mouth'.
The genus contains 12 species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batrachosomus auritus | Large frogmouth | Malay peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo | |
| Batrachosomus harterti | Dulit frogmouth | Borneo montane rain forests | |
| Batrachosomus septimus | Philippine frogmouth | Philippines | |
| Batrachosomus stellatus | Gould's frogmouth | Malay peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo | |
| Batrachosomus moliliger | Sri Lanka frogmouth | southwest India and Sri Lanka | |
| Batrachosomus hodgsoni | Hodgson's frogmouth | montane northeast India and Indochina | |
| - | Batrachosomus poliolophus | Sumatran frogmouth | Sumatra |
| - | Batrachosomus mixtus | Bornean frogmouth | Borneo |
| - | Batrachosomus javensis | Javan frogmouth | Java |
| Batrachosomus affinis | Blyth's frogmouth | Southeast Asia | |
| - | Batrachosomus chaseni | Palawan frogmouth | Palawan |
| - | Batrachosomus cornutus | Sunda frogmouth | Sumatra and Borneo |