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tbrock
at Fri Oct 19 21:45:47 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by tbrock ]
LOL, Well, I'm not offended in the least KJ (got a chuckle over the Congo eel thing). I personally agree with you about pure text posts, and that tone is easily misconstrued.
Okay, yes I agree (mostly) that the official naming of creatures is (and should be) in the hands of taxonomists, but... Can't we and shouldn't we try to influence the academics to name things in a way that makes sense for the animal? I like Northern and Southern Emory's, and that seems very concise and to the point to me. Who do we talk to to promote ideas like this? Also, where is the reference that says southwestern rat snake is the official common name? When I'm speaking to people 'in the know', I generally refer to this snake as meahllmorum, and actually use it more than any of the common names.
Btw, can you point me in the direction of papers or works that discuss meahllmorum and its habitat in Mexico? I am very interested in this, as this is my favorite New World rat snake.
-Toby
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RE: Bogus name - tbrock, Fri Oct 19 21:45:47 2007