Christmas 2020 photo puzzle

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gentle lemur

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Scrutinise these photos, preferably at full size, and try to name them.
Christmas 2020 photo puzzle

Christmas 2020 photo puzzle

Identify the species and find the odd-two-out.
As so many people are wearing masks now, I have chosen to show the mouths of these animals. I have also tried to include at least an ear, nose or throat in each image, where possible, as well, in keeping with our current interest in medical matters. But to avoid making things too easy I have placed the labels over their eyes. The photos are in random order.
I have followed my usual practice of including photos from all 5 classes of vertebrates (ignore the invertebrate in one of the photos). The English names of the species are connected, so finding the connection should help to work out the names of the species which are harder to identify. But this time there are two odd-ones-out, which are connected rather differently than the others (and these two connections are different). Name the 24 species and the main connection between them, name the odd-two-out too and explain why they are different.
Please send me a PM if you have a question or comment - if it is relevant to everyone I will post it below.
To give everyone a fair chance to solve the puzzle, please do not post your answers in this thread until noon (UST) on New Year's Day.
Season's greetings and happy puzzling :)
 
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@Kakapo "To give everyone a fair chance to solve the puzzle, please do not post your answers in this thread until noon (UST) on New Year's Day." ;)
 
I deleted the posts which listed answers. Please read the instructions to be fair to everyone else who wants to play.
 
I have had one or two partial solutions by PM: to which I have tried to give encouraging, but non-specific answers.
A perfect answer will have the correct names of the 24 species and the simple link between 22 of them: plus the slightly more complicated links between the 2 odd-ones-out and the rest. I will not worry about the exact naming of the species in some cases, provided the link is clear and correct. Remember that several species have more than one English name, so choose wisely ;)
This thread is now open for your answers. Happy New Year!
 
A. Hyacinth Macaw
B. Leaf Monkey
C. Can’t link this one
D. Palm-nut Vulture
E. Lilac-breasted Roller
F. Grey-crowned Crane
G. Grass Mouse
H. Plum-faced Parakeet
I. Strawberry Poison Dart Frog
J. Tomato Clown Fish
K. Violet Turaco
L. Kelp Goose
M. Mangrove Snake
N.
O. Cherry-capped Mangabey
P. Galah, Eulophus roseicapilla
Q. Pine Marten
R. Tree shrew
S. Cotton-top Tamarin
T. Mossy Frog
U. Bamboo Shark
V. Plantain-eater
W. Fruit bat
X. You got me again
Link - names of plants
F. Plant (cranes-Bill) named after animal
P. Reference is in scientific name
 
Here are my answers, with a few holes as always:

A- Hyacinth macaw
B- Dusky leaf monkey
C- Black-breasted? Leaf turtle
D- Palm nut vulture
E- Lilac-breasted roller
F- Gray crowned crane
G- Striped grass mouse
H- Plum-faced parakeet
I- Strawberry poison dart frog
J- Tomato clownfish
K- Violet turaco
L- Cotton pygmy goose
M- Mangrove snake
N- Peacock bass
O- Cherry-crowned mangabey
P- Galah
Q- Pine Marten
R- Northern treeshrew
S- Cottontop tamarin
T- Mossy frog
U- Slender bamboo shark
V- Western Plantain-eater
W- Some kind of fruit bat?
X- Tree monitor

Therefore the link is that the common names are named after plants and therefore the odd ones out are the Galah and the Gray-crowned crane. :)
There is such thing as a peacock plant so not entirely sure whether that is also an odd one out or not..
 
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A Hyacinth Macaw
B Dusky Leaf Monkey
C Golden-headedTurtle
D Palm-nut Vulture
E Lilac-breasted Roller
F Grey Crowned Crane
G 4-striped Grass Mouse
H Plum-headed Parakeet
I Strawberry Poison Dart Frog
J Tomato Clown Fish
K Violet Turaco
L Kelp Goose
M Mangrove Snake
N Peacock Bass
O Cherry-crowned Mangabey
P Rose-breasted Cockatoo
Q Pine Marten
R Belanger's Tree Shrew
S Cotton-topped Tamarin
T Vietnamese Mossy Frog
U Epaulette Shark
V Plantain-eater
W Southern Tamandua --> Southern Tree Anteater?
X Quince Monitor Lizard

Most do have a plant species/group in their name

C is an odd-one out as it doesn't link to a plant, but like many other names in the list it does refer to a colour (rose, violet, plum)

F A plant is named after a Crane --> Cranesbill.
 
Good work here. All these answers are on the right track.
@Tetzoo Quizzer has solved what I thought was the hardest part of puzzle.
@amur leopard is an expert at this type of puzzle.
@lintworm is also an expert.

But they are not 100% correct. For example, I am very slight offended by the suggestion that I might put a leaf turtle next to a leaf monkey.

Remember all the answers are linked. 22 are linked in the same way. The other 2 are linked in slightly different ways.
 
A: hyacinth macaw
B: dusky leaf monkey
C: Hood Island giant tortoise
D: palm-nut vulture
E: lilac-breasted roller
F: East African crowned crane
G: Barbary striped grass mouse
H: plum-headed parakeet
I: strawberry poison-dart frog
J: tomato clownfish
K: violet turaco
L: kelp goose
M: mangrove snake
N: tucunaré peacock bass
O: cherry-crowned mangabey
P: rose-breasted cockatoo
Q: pine marten
R: northern tree shrew
S: cotton-top tamarin
T: Vietnamese mossy frog
U: epaulette bamboo shark
V: western plantain-eater
W: straw-colored fruit bat
X: peach throat monitor

All except C and F have common names related to plants (well, the kelp goose is technically named for an algae, but whatever).

C and F both have names related to headwear.
 
Thanks to @The Cassowary we nearly have a complete set of names, but C is still missing.
That animal's name does connect to all the others: it's not an odd-one-out in any way, except perhaps that there are actually several species that share the key word in the name.
Headwear is red herring which might lead you on a wild goose chase :D
 
gentle lemur said:
Thanks to @The Cassowary we nearly have a complete set of names, but C is still missing.
That animal's name does connect to all the others: it's not an odd-one-out in any way, except perhaps that there are actually several species that share the key word in the name.
Headwear is red herring which might lead you on a wild goose chase :D
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Central Vietnamese flowerback box turtle ?
 
3 good suggestions, but none is exactly right. You are barking up the wrong trees, but so close to the right one that you are overlooking it.
 
gentle lemur said:
3 good suggestions, but none is exactly right. You are barking up the wrong trees, but so close to the right one that you are overlooking it.
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Could it be an Indochinese box turtle? Because some papers list the flower-back turtle as a subspecies of the Indochinese box turtle...

I was half sure it was a Golden coin turtle until a few minutes ago when I had a look at a few other pictures.

The species must be in European zoos since it was taken by you, so perhaps that could be useful?
 
Not Box as in Box tree? Nasty as it is not named after Box trees, but then Violet Turacos are not named after Violets!
 
Here is an Indochinese box turtle - perhaps a more faded specimen than the one below?

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The animals all have names that can be linked to vegetables - except for U which I thought was a bamboo shark because I got some dates confused when I checked the photo I took at Chester with Zootierliste - it really is an epaulette shark. I am sorry about that :oops:.
Pretending that U is a bamboo shark, so it is not the odd-odd-out.
F is an odd-one-out, because it shows a crane's bill, so it links an animal to a vegetable.

But which is the other odd-one-out?
 
gentle lemur said:
But which is the other odd-one-out?
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Well since it isn't C, my best guess would be the peacock bass, and I have a rather long-winded and outlandish theory for why that is. A synonym for the peacock bass is a 'pavon' (similar to peacock in Spanish I believe). The genus Pavonia was named after Jose Antonio Pavon Jimenez, and I suspect he was probably named after either the fish or the bird the fish is named after, so it is likely that the genus Pavonia is, if not named after the fish, named after the peacock.
But this is all completely ridiculous I realise, reading back my post :D.

On another note, what was C? A Central Vietnamese Flower-back turtle as @lintworm said? I think I agree with his ID now having looked at a few photos, although it is also superficially similar to the Indochinese box turtle. Where was the picture taken?
 
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