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mequinn
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....and defining what 'species' is is confusing. We have only had since 1766 or so to discuss this concept and its various applications with technology to figure it out, and I suspect we will not define it for a few more....as Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace said, (paraphrasing) 'Variety within a race (= species) is normal', and that variety is what we are having trouble with - where does a variety become a species, and under what scenarios has it become so? A Wonderful book on evolution and its complixities written for anyone who like Science is, "The Beak of the Finch".
Back to varanids: Today the Order of the Day is how their hemipene structures are designed and shaped determines who is related to whom, and so on....personally I believe this to be only 1 aspect of their speciation, and not the total absolute determining factor of this Genera.
cheers,
mbayless
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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 - SamSweet, Mon Sep 27 19:35:18 2004
- RE: Taxonomy of varanids - mequinn, Mon Sep 27 20:20:03 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
- On occaision I ask about current taxonomy of Albigs.. - SHvar, Mon Sep 27 21:38:03 2004
- A dumb post - SamSweet, Mon Sep 27 23:00:01 2004
- RE: On occaision I ask about current taxonomy of Albigs.. - mequinn, Tue Sep 28 00:05:39 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
- Discussion moved: Monitors forum - phwyvern, Tue Oct 5 10:34:34 2004
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