Trachylaemus is a genus of birds in the African barbet family (Lybiidae). The genus is closely related to the genus Trachyphonus.
The genus Trachylaemus was introduced in 1891 by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow. The name combines Ancient Greek ÃÂÃÂñÃÂàÃÂ/trakhus meaning "rough" or "shaggy" with ûñùüÿÃÂ/laimos meaning "throat". Reichenow subsequently designated the type species as Trachyphonus purpuratus Verreaux, J & Verreaux, ÃÂ, 1851, the eastern yellow-billed barbet.
The genus contains two species:
These two species were formerly placed in the genus Trachyphonus.