RE: Taxonomy of varanids

Posted by: all2human at Mon Sep 27 16:12:48 2004 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by all2human ]

Thank you for your quick reply. Is the study involving the three subspecies accepted by international authorities? Has it, for example, been submitted to the ICZN for review? It seems that naming multiple subspecies on the basis of "insignificant" factors (such as color) is becoming a more frequent occurrence. This also happens to collared lizards, where a comprehensive phylogenetic study of systematics is replaced by other studies where the different "subspecies" do not even appear to be in different phylogenetic trajectories.

I congratulate you on your future project and, again, I thank you for your input.

Truly,

Fabian

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Taxonomy of varanids - all2human, Mon Sep 27 13:57:24 2004

RE: Taxonomy of varanids - mequinn, Mon Sep 27 15:17:53 2004

RE: Taxonomy of varanids - all2human, Mon Sep 27 16:12:48 2004

RE: Taxonomy of varanids - mequinn, Mon Sep 27 20:20:03 2004

RE: Taxonomy of varanids - SamSweet, Mon Sep 27 19:35:18 2004

RE: Taxonomy of varanids - mequinn, Mon Sep 27 20:23:59 2004

RE: the problem is - FR, Mon Sep 27 21:07:11 2004

A dumb post - SamSweet, Mon Sep 27 23:00:01 2004

RE: A dumb post - EJ, Tue Sep 28 10:07:21 2004

RE: A dumb post - mequinn, Tue Sep 28 11:30:38 2004

Question, so I understand... - mtbker73, Tue Sep 28 12:25:10 2004

RE: Question, so I understand... - mequinn, Tue Sep 28 13:17:42 2004

RE: A dumb post - FR, Tue Sep 28 15:12:29 2004

RE: Names - kap10cavy, Tue Sep 28 21:11:30 2004

where common names cause problems - crocdoc2, Tue Sep 28 23:08:59 2004

oops... I meant animals and trees - crocdoc2, Tue Sep 28 23:10:01 2004

RE: Names - mequinn, Wed Sep 29 00:06:47 2004

On occaision I ask about current taxonomy of Albigs.. - SHvar, Mon Sep 27 21:38:03 2004

RE: On occaision I ask about current taxonomy of Albigs.. - mequinn, Tue Sep 28 00:05:39 2004

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