Hi ,
I would like to know the taxonomic staus of Bungarus walli and Bungarus sindanus.Are these the same or are they sub species of caeruleus?
Thanks
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taxonomic status of Bungarus sp.
hypnale
Apr 27, 2004 05:31 AM
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WW
Apr 27, 2004 06:34 AM
>>Hi ,
>> I would like to know the taxonomic staus of Bungarus walli and Bungarus sindanus.Are these the same or are they sub species of caeruleus?
>>Thanks
They are currently both treated as subspecies of B. sindanus (which is a separate species from B. caeruleus. Having said that, a good revision of the entire genus is definitely overdue.
Cheers,
Wolfgang
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CKing
Apr 27, 2004 07:44 PM
"Good" taxonomic revisions are always welcome. Taxonomic revisions that are based on an ideological intolerance of paraphyletic taxa or on invalid species concepts such as the so-called evolutionary species concept or the phylogenetic species concept are definitely not good ideas.
