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Posted by Kingmilk on October 08, 2002 at 20:06:47:
In Reply to: Re: Hey, DT, I\'m back.... posted by Terry Cox on October 08, 2002 at 19:50:03:
Something that I have been thinking on lately parallels what is being discussed here. The whole issue with the E., L., and P's in NA is troubling. The thought that different species let alone different genus can produce fertile offspring just nags at me. One of the possible concepts I have thought of is that maybe there should in some instances be a "sub-genus", just like there is a sub-species. Then the names Elaphe (or whatever it is changed to), Lampro and Pit could all potentially be the sub-genus. I am not proposing this, just putting it out there for us all to think about. I absolutely agree that all these colubrids can not be the same species, but to me they are not far enough apart to constitue full genus status either, so perhaps a "grey" area, such as "sub-genus" or some such notion needs to be considered to house these confusing creatures taxonomically. Just a thought, NOT a dogma! LOL. Thanks for the interesting thread!
Brian Reeder
