Date: 4/16/24 12:08 pm From: Harriett Pooler via groups.io <harriett.pooler...> Subject: Re: [labird] Swimming upstream. In light of the US movement toward removing eponymous bird names...
Matthew,
As a reptile enthusiast, I enjoyed reading this article -thank you for
sharing. It does seem interesting that the uproar over using eponymous
names for new species only applies to bird species. It isn't that
surprising really, given that 98% of the population are phobic about snakes
and don't care what they are named. Still, it seems there would be some
protocol in place for naming new species that applied to all species,
whether birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects, etc.
Harriett Pooler
On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 12:51 PM Matthew Dell via groups.io <matthewdell=
<hotmail.com...> wrote:
> ...this is an interesting bit of news:
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> https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article285392252.html?fbclid=IwAR19iHfbwxo3Ry8CUeROqZgIChbYs8r3KN2iTk1_3EI90eBIEYcTroWvvzs >
> Just take a look at these new names.
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> Should we suggest an immediate and careful review of all of the characters
> of the individuals whose names are being used for these new species or do
> we need to wait a few decades before subjecting them to a thorough analyses
> for character perfection?
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> But seriously, what a contrast in naming policy and practice!
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> M. Dell
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