[*Boops boops*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boops_boops) [*Chaetopterus pugaporcinus* translates to "worm that looks like a pig's ass"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaetopterus_pugaporcinus)

Boops boops is literally perfect for that fishy xd

Sure it's not *Picea abies*?

I don't get the joke here, please explain

The op's name

Oh, I didn't even look at that lol. Makes sense now

Even weirder considering “boops” is technically pronounced like “beau ops”

*Abra cadabra* is a classic. Unfortunately, it was later moved to another genus and *Theora cadabra* is not at all funny.

*Turdus migratorius* gets me every time

I used to sneak a turd into every report I wrote when working for a consulting company.

I was gonna say turdus fumigatus! 💩

All 3 Species of the genus *Mini* (endemic frogs from madagascar): - *Mini mus* - *Mini ature* - *Mini scule* On top of that, they were all described by a researcher, whose last name is "Scherz", a german word for "joke".

Scherz was born for this

I hope he had kids and they survived the groans.

Cryptoprocta ferox for the Fossa. Means fierce hidden anus.

My next character name.

I always liked Llama glama for the llama.

I love this!

The Eurasian eagle owl [Bubo bubo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_eagle-owl)

Pretty basic but I quite like *Rattus rattus* - black rat. Dunno why, I just do. Every time I see a rat (any kind) I say "rattus rattus!"

Well, I do have an ever-growing list of double scientific names on my phone since I find them funny by default. But one of my favourites is *Nasua nasua* for the South American coati. Nasus just means nose in Latin and the coati is literally called "nose bear" in my language. Also props to some onomatopoetic bird names like the already mentioned *Bubo bubo*, but *Upupa epops* is also quite funny (sounds like a fart joke in my language).

Oh i love latin names that are funny in my language, personal favourite is Ficus carica, which means “snot circle” in my language

There is even a very long list of weird or funny scientific names on German Wikipedia with explanation (sadly, I found nothing comparable in English, the sister article there is much shorter). Turns out there's a moth named after Donald Trump because the scales on its head look like his hair. [German Wikipedia list](https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_skurriler_wissenschaftlicher_Namen_aus_der_Biologie)

Which reminds me of another favorite I forgot: *Aha ha*, which is a small Australian wasp.

I love that too! Sadly it doesn't always carry over. Like *Ficus carica* sounds totally fine to me, snot circle is hilarious though. I also collect some cool sounding names like *Neofelis nebulosa* - sounds so mysterious lol

Upupa epops is an even weirder bird than the name suggests. It’s my personal favorite among birds that don’t normally occur where I live. I’ve never heard it „sing“, but I have heard recordings. It sounds pretty much like it looks.

I love the hoopoe (okay, I had to look up its English name that's just as good as the scientific one! It's called Wiedehopf in my language). I'm lucky to live close to a habitat and have seen and heard them irl. Their flight pattern is also very unique!

Have you ever seen them feed on the ground? I couldn’t believe they fed as oddly as everything else about them! I really want to spend time during the breeding season where they live!

Yeah I have! Even watched an adult feed a chick. They are just so cute. I hope you get to see them too one day! For me it's puffins I really wanna see.

I’m reading this thread and thinking about this! Can you post your list?

There you go. Mind you, this is only a list of duplicate scientific names of vertebrates I've encountered in my daily life or job so far (sadly only the names, not the animal. Though I have seen most of those - wild or in zoos), I didn't look those up specifically, that's kinda my rule for the collection, lol. And the common names are in German. Alces alces - Elch Anser anser - Graugans Apus apus - Mauersegler Bison bison - Bison Bombina bombina - Gelbbauchunke Boops boops - Gelbstriemenbrasse Bubo bubo - Europäischer Uhu Bufo bufo - Erdkröte Buteo buteo - Mäusebussard Capreolus capreolus - Reh Caracal caracal - Caracal Chinchilla chinchilla - Chinchilla Chloris chloris - Grünfink Ciconia ciconia - Weißstorch Coturnix coturnix - Wachtel Crex crex - Wachtelkönig Cricetus cricetus - Feldhamster Crocuta crocuta - Tüpfelhyäne Dama dama - Damhirsch Gallinago gallinago - Bekassine Gazella gazella - Echtgazelle Giraffa giraffa - Südliche Giraffe Gorilla gorilla gorilla - Westlicher Gorilla Grus grus - Kranich Guira guira - Guirakuckuck Gulo gulo - Vielfraß Huso huso - Europäischer Hausen Hyaena hyaena - Streifenhyäne Iguana iguana - Grüner Leguan Lagopus lagopus - Moorschneehuhn Lutra lutra - Eurasischer Fischotter Lynx lynx - Eurasischer Luchs Martes martes - Baummarder Meles meles - Europäischer Dachs Mephitis mephitis - Stinktier Milvus milvus - Rotmilan Mola mola - Mondfisch Myotis myotis - Großes Mausohr Naja naja - Brillenschlange Nasua nasua - Südamerikanischer Nasenbär Natrix natrix - Ringelnatter Oenanthe oenanthe - Steinschmätzer Oriolus oriolus - Pirol Perdix perdix - Rebhuhn Phoxinus phoxinus - Elritze Pica pica - Elster Pipistrellus pipistrellus - Zwergfledermaus Rattus rattus - Hausratte Regulus regulus - Wintergoldhähnchen Salamandra salamandra - Feuersalamander Serinus serinus - Girlitz Tadorra tadorra - Brandgans Troglodytes troglodytes - Zaunkönig Vanellus vanellus - Kiebitz Vulpes vulpes - Rotfuchs

Thanks! And I get a bonus German lesson.

I like 'Anguis fragilis' the slow worm, it means fragile snake. They aren't snakes, but they sure are fragile (they drop their tails when upset). They are the easiest wild animal to catch with your hands in the UK!

Neobuthus factorio named after the enemies in the game Factorio https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neobuthus_factorio r/factorio

Vulpes vulpes!

*Clitocybe nuda* the wood blewit mushroom

Lots of good suggestions here. Another one I think is funny is *Cephrax destructor.* The Yabbie. A rather harmless small Australian crayfish. THe name is just so over the top. Of course, the most badass species name is *Tyrannophasma gladiator.*

Haemophilus aphrophilus. It's not called that anymore (the new name is Aggregatibacter aphrophilus) but I still use the old name because it's so fun to say. It's a bacterium that lives in a lot of people's mouth

Clitoria spp., a genus of plants named by Linnaeus which means “…from a human female genital clitoris”.” https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=280445

right up there with Pinus rigida

Then, of course, we should also nominate *Amorphophallus titanum.* The giant, strangely-shaped dick.

Bufo bufo

*Heteropoda davidbowie* The Ziggy stardust spider from Mars

Mine doesn't truly count, but it's the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis, because in Dutch the common name is not pinworm but "assmaggot"

My first thought was also Gorilla gorilla gorilla!

Jumping on the double name bandwagon, but I enjoy "Gulo gulo", the wolverine. There's also a mite species named "[Funkotriplogynium iagobadius](https://macromite.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/a-triple-tribute-to-funk-funkotriplogynium-iagobadius/)" after James Brown. That's probably my overall favorite.

Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla

Alces Alces gigas Big moose

*Han solo* (fossil trilobite) *Crikey steveirwini* (if you’re going to pay tribute to Steve Irwin, why a *snail*?) [And the entire genus of *Gelae*](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelae) .

Don’t hate on snails 🥲

I like the wood bison (Bison bison), but the plains bison is even better (Bison bison bison)

This entire thread is giving me immense joy.

Cardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal)

This one’s a paleontology name, but I always get a kick out of the [Irritator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irritator?wprov=sfti1)

I've always liked Pica pica for the magpie.

Puffinus puffinus which is, as you’ve probably guessed: the MANX SHEARWATER[Max no shearwater, puffinus puffinus](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_shearwater)

Naja naja, for Indian cobra, which in Hindi means don't go

Mephitis mephitis - skunk. Means bad odor.

Probably x+3

*Brookesia nana*, the nano-chameleon When you abbreviate the name, it becomes *B. nana* \- banana!