Animal Species Named After Temminck
A large number of animals were named for Temminck in the 19th century. Among those still in use are:
- Sharks and fishes:
- Broadfin shark Lamiopsis temminckii
- Kissing gourami Helostoma temminckii
- Goldribbon soapfish Aulacocephalus temminckii
- Ancistrus temminckii (a catfish)
- Ditrema temminckii (a surfperch)
- Samoan silverside Hypoatherina temminckii
- Dark chub Zacco temminckii (a carp)
- Threadfin wrasse Cirrhilabrus temminckii
- Reptiles:
- Alligator snapping turtle Macrochelys temminckii
- Sphenomorphus temmincki (a skink)
- Birds:
- Temminck's Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus
- Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii
- Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Malaysian Eared Nightjar Eurostopodus temminckii
- Purple-winged Roller Coracias temminckii
- Temminck's Hornbill Penelopides exarhatus
- Ochre-collared Piculet Picumnus temminckii
- Sulawesi Woodpecker Dendrocopos temminckii
- Temminck's Fruit-dove Ptilinopus porphyreus
- Cerulean Cuckoo-shrike Coracina temminckii
- Australian Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii
- Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii
- Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha
- Temminck's Babbler Pellorneum pyrrhogenys
- Temminck's Seedeater Sporophila falcirostris
- Mammals:
- Temminck's Pangolin Manis temminckii
- Temminck's Mole Mogera wogura
- Temminck's Golden Cat Catopuma temminckii
- Dwarf Dog-faced Bat Molossops temminckii
- Temminck's flying fox Pteropus temminckii
- Temminck's tailless fruit bat Megaerops ecaudatus
- Temminck's red colobus Pilocolobus badius temminckii (subspecies)
- Temminck's Giant Squirrel Epixerus ebii
- Temminck's Flying Squirrel Petinomys setosus
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