RE: Please tell me this isn't true....

Posted by: WW at Thu Dec 22 11:46:19 2005 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by WW ]

>>Please tell me Pope's Pitviper really isn't now classified as Popeia popeiorum! Sounds like a line out of Bach's Magnificat or something.

LOL - 'fraid it is Popeia popeiorum according to the Malhotra and Thorpe reclassification. At least it trips off the tongue rather more easily (and causes less keyboard wear) than Cryptelytrops purpureomaculatus... Also, if the Trimeresurus fans think they have a hard time with weird generic names, they should take a look at some of the generic names resurrected for some of the Asian ex-Elaphe... some of those are seriously scary!

Cheers,

WW
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unidentifed viper in thailand - what species is this??? - sc_shark, Wed Dec 21 18:02:04 2005

RE: unidentifed viper in thailand - what species is this??? - texasreptiles, Wed Dec 21 18:16:52 2005

RE: unidentifed viper in thailand - what species is this??? - phobos, Wed Dec 21 19:00:29 2005

RE: unidentifed viper in thailand - what species is this??? - orinoco, Wed Dec 21 21:33:56 2005

RE: unidentifed viper in thailand - what species is this??? - texasreptiles, Wed Dec 21 22:03:56 2005

Nice to see unanimity in identification... - WW, Thu Dec 22 04:52:21 2005

RE: Nice to see unanimity in identification... - phobos, Thu Dec 22 05:36:34 2005

Please tell me this isn't true.... - chrish, Thu Dec 22 10:10:35 2005

RE: Please tell me this isn't true.... - WW, Thu Dec 22 11:46:19 2005

RE: Please tell me this isn't true.... - texasreptiles, Thu Dec 22 18:12:40 2005

Randal Randal Randal... - SnakesAndStuff, Thu Dec 22 19:01:39 2005

RE: Randal Randal Randal... - texasreptiles, Thu Dec 22 19:05:12 2005

RE: Please tell me this isn't true.... - WW, Fri Dec 23 00:57:41 2005

AAAHHHHHH - sc_shark, Fri Dec 23 20:21:17 2005

thanks!!! - sc_shark, Thu Dec 22 00:58:34 2005

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