Things with strange/amusing/poetic/fun-to-say names.
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disembodied ghost vagina apparently, according to the scientific name
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Hidden Squeaker Frog (Arthroleptis fichika) doesn't have a default photo yet. Add One Now -
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Mini ature doesn't have a default photo yet. Add One Now
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Mini mum doesn't have a default photo yet. Add One Now
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Mini scule doesn't have a default photo yet. Add One Now
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Salty Rocket Frog (Aromobates saltuensis) doesn't have a default photo yet. Add One Now
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alternate Poe verse?: "oh the piping and the peeping of the frogs, frogs, frogs, frogs"
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plus alternate common name Banjo Frog. they really do sound like a banjo being plunked!
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A.k.a. "Ta-ta Lizard," since they'll wave a front leg at you before running away.
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Problem Ground Snake (Arcanumophis problematicus) doesn't have a default photo yet. Add One Now -
"Confused Coral Snake" alternate common name
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I didn't understand the weird specific epithet until I found a photo of the whole bird and noticed that the undertail coverts are bright red.
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Why does this poor bird deserve that subspecies name?
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For alternate common name "Woodcock Pilot," from the old myth that these migrate by riding on the backs of woodcocks!
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