Can you name the Animals whose scientific names are the same word repeated twice ?

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  • Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific nameAnimalClass
alces alcesmammal
anableps anablepsfish
anguilla anguillafish
apus apusbird
bubo bubobird
bufo buforeptile or amphibian
chloris chlorisbird
coturnix coturnixbird
crex crexbird
crocuta crocutamammal
cygnus cygnusbird
dama damamammal
grus grusbird
lemmus lemmusmammal
limosa limosabird
Scientific nameAnimalClass
lutra lutramammal
meles melesmammal
mephitis mephitismammal
naja najareptile or amphibian
natrix natrixreptile or amphibian
perdix perdixbird
pica picabird
puffinus puffinusbird
pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxbird
rattus rattusmammal
spinachia spinachiafish
tinca tincafish
troglodytes troglodytesbird
uncia unciamammal
vulpes vulpesmammal
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Animals with tautonymous scientific name Quiz

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  • Created Feb 27, 2010 in Science
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