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 edit

 
Gazella gazella
 
Indri indriindri
 
Myotis myotis
 
Vulpes vulpes

Birds edit

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

Reptiles edit

 
Naja naja

Amphibians edit

 
Bombina bombina

Fish edit

 
Anguilla anguilla
 
Carassius carassius
 
Limanda limanda

Arthropods edit

 
Grapsus grapsus
 
Melolontha melolontha

Molluscs edit

 
Concholepas concholepas

Other edit

 
Velella velella

Plant near-tautonyms edit

See also edit