List of tautonyms

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The following is a list of tautonyms : zoological names of species consisting of two identical words (the generic name and the specific name have the same spelling). Such names are allowed in zoology, but not in botany, where the two parts of the name of a species must differ (though differences as small as one letter are permitted, as in cumin, Cuminum cyminum).

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Mammals

Gazella gazella Gazella gazella.jpg
Gazella gazella
Indri indri -- indri Indri Andasibe.JPG
Indri indri indri
Myotis myotis Myotis.jpg
Myotis myotis
Vulpes vulpes Rod raev (Vulpes vulpes).jpg
Vulpes vulpes

Birds

Coccothraustes coccothraustes Coccothraustes coccothraustes.jpg
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Ensifera ensifera Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera).jpg
Ensifera ensifera
Himantopus himantopus Himantopus himantopus P6284162.jpg
Himantopus himantopus
Lagopus lagopus Rype 5163.jpg
Lagopus lagopus
Milvus milvus Flying Falcon.jpg
Milvus milvus
Nycticorax nycticorax Bihoreau Gris 3.jpg
Nycticorax nycticorax
Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing new.jpg
Vanellus vanellus

Reptiles

Naja naja Indiancobra.jpg
Naja naja

Amphibians

Bombina bombina Bombina bombina 1 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
Bombina bombina

Fish

Anguilla anguilla Anguilla anguilla.jpg
Anguilla anguilla
Carassius carassius CarassiusCarassius8.JPG
Carassius carassius
Limanda limanda Limanda limanda.jpg
Limanda limanda

Arthropods

Grapsus grapsus Zayapa (Grapsus grapsus), Las Bachas, isla Santa Cruz, islas Galapagos, Ecuador, 2015-07-23, DD 30.jpg
Grapsus grapsus
Melolontha melolontha Maybug.jpg
Melolontha melolontha

Molluscs

Concholepas concholepas Concholepas concholepas.jpg
Concholepas concholepas

Other

Velella velella Velelle.png
Velella velella

Plant near-tautonyms

See also

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