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).

Mammals

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Gazella gazella
 
Indri indriindri
 
Myotis myotis
 
Vulpes vulpes

Birds

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Coccothraustes coccothraustes
 
Ensifera ensifera
 
Himantopus himantopus
 
Lagopus lagopus
 
Milvus milvus
 
Nycticorax nycticorax
 
Vanellus vanellus

Reptiles

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Naja naja

Amphibians

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Bombina bombina

Fish

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Anguilla anguilla
 
Carassius carassius
 
Limanda limanda

Arthropods

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Grapsus grapsus
 
Melolontha melolontha

Molluscs

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Concholepas concholepas

Other

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Velella velella

Plant near-tautonyms

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See also

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