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Posted by Rex on September 06, 2000 at 19:35:37:

In Reply to: Re: Common and scientific names... posted by Pedersen, S�e on September 06, 2000 at 13:18:29:

: Hi everyone
: Now you start to see the problems involved bye using common names. The next problem is that the names could be different from country to country and especially from both sides of the atlantic.
: I will go back to the killifish keepers.(They have really been thinking at times)They use a combination of scientic and common names like Roloffia roloffi "Brahma town" or Aphyosemion gardneri "Nsukka". This is used bye all the killifish owners, and has eliminated all mix ups using the colloction site and the scientific name.
: Our problem is that people don`t know where most of their animals comes from, but maybe that will chance in the future.
: Best wishes
: S�e

Hey Guys,
Very interesting,(watch my spelling, I'm not very good at it), thought I'd put in a couple cents worth.
Even within the same country, common names can be different, look at something like E. o. spiloides.. is it a grey rat snake, a chicken snake or a white oak snake,, I'm sure there are others.....

In Asia, even from village to village the common name can be different, and most of what we call Ratsnakes over here are called racers there...
E. taeniura= striped tailed racer.

Soe is right,even tho most don't know where their animals come from, if we can, we should list them as he says....
E. porphyracea vaillanti-Anhui province, China

E. conspicillata - Gifu, Japan

LaterGator,,,
E. Rexi - Florida, USA

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: : Hi everyone : : Now you start to see the problems involved bye using common names. The next problem is that the names could be different from country to country and especially from both sides of the atlantic. : : I will go back to the killifish keepers.(They have really been thinking at times)They use a combination of scientic and common names like Roloffia roloffi "Brahma town" or Aphyosemion gardneri "Nsukka". This is used bye all the killifish owners, and has eliminated all mix ups using the colloction site and the scientific name. : : Our problem is that people don`t know where most of their animals comes from, but maybe that will chance in the future. : : Best wishes : : S�e : : Hey Guys, : Very interesting,(watch my spelling, I'm not very good at it), thought I'd put in a couple cents worth. : Even within the same country, common names can be different, look at something like E. o. spiloides.. is it a grey rat snake, a chicken snake or a white oak snake,, I'm sure there are others..... : In Asia, even from village to village the common name can be different, and most of what we call Ratsnakes over here are called racers there... : E. taeniura= striped tailed racer. : Soe is right,even tho most don't know where their animals come from, if we can, we should list them as he says.... : E. porphyracea vaillanti-Anhui province, China : E. conspicillata - Gifu, Japan : : LaterGator,,, : E. Rexi - Florida, USA

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