the thing is i'm dysleic and if i was going to do everythign by lating names i would get them all wrong and no one would know what i was on about and it wopuld mean everyt time i posted i would have to do a goodle dsearch for the latin name before i posted.

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I can surley understand why you do not want to use the scientific names, I imagen that I would not either..

But not every one is dyslectic, right.

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Thing is, alot of people on this forum are new to the hobby and wouldnt have a clue what they are looking at if they saw a picture labled say Morelia spilota cheynei, its much easier to say Jcp or Jungle carpet python for example. feel free to use scientific names but i think you'd be greeted by a lot of question marks in the replys?

Out of curiosity... what about scientific names which are in question?

For example, should I be posting about my Pantherophis obsoleta lindheimeri or my Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri ... when I could just say "Texas Rat Snake" and the majority of folks posting on a UK or US-based forum will understand it?

Yes, I do prefer using the binomials WITH the English common name - that way, I can get both groups of people.

It also depends on how common the species is whether or not I use the scientific name. I'm not likely to tell you I am looking for a Galliwasp if there are several species that go by that common name if what I mean is "I am looking for Celestus haetianus surdus and other related species which look like a European Slow Worm with legs."

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Lizards: 2.1 E. macularius1.2 H. caudicinctus1.0 R. ciliatus0.3 A. fragilis0.0.1 T. gigas ssp1.1 T. merianae1.0 V. niloticus ittibittiusColubrids: 6.8.6 P. guttattus1.0 P. guttatus X E. climacophora1.1 P. o. rossalini1.0 P. o. lindheimeri0.1 E. anomala0.1 C. radiatus0.2 Lamprophis spp1.0 L. g. nigritus0.1 L. g. californiae1.0 H. n. nasicus1.0 P. m. melanoleucusBoids: 1.1 E. c. maurus 0.1 E. conicus10.14.4 P. regius1.1 A. maculosa
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You are so right..

If a am making a post about common species like Cornsnakes Ballpytons and Leopardgeckeos, there will be no use of the scientific name. Ofcourse, it all depends on my or yours "angle" of the hobby, right.. I like the European herpetofauna, you might like the Asian species. Then we probably have to include both names when we talk to eachother, right..

And I had no idea wat a "Galliwasp" was, until I googled the scientific name..


Are you by any chance thinking of breeding your Anguis fragilis? If so, please contact me, as I am looking for them..

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Yup, and there are dozens of species which are CALLED galliwasps - from animals which are very 'standard lizard' with well developed legs to animals who have only very tiny legs indeed.

I would breed them... if I had a male. I'm 90% certain that all four are females. But yes, that was my original plan

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Lizards: 2.1 E. macularius1.2 H. caudicinctus1.0 R. ciliatus0.3 A. fragilis0.0.1 T. gigas ssp1.1 T. merianae1.0 V. niloticus ittibittiusColubrids: 6.8.6 P. guttattus1.0 P. guttatus X E. climacophora1.1 P. o. rossalini1.0 P. o. lindheimeri0.1 E. anomala0.1 C. radiatus0.2 Lamprophis spp1.0 L. g. nigritus0.1 L. g. californiae1.0 H. n. nasicus1.0 P. m. melanoleucusBoids: 1.1 E. c. maurus 0.1 E. conicus10.14.4 P. regius1.1 A. maculosa
Member 1606 ... We HAD a three-bedroom house... Current lodgers: 1.0 E. c. maurus, 0.1 P. regius

Let´s PM a bit..

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Must admit that if I see a post with just the latin name I tend to ignore it, as I dont get a lot of time to be on here, and its just too much trouble to look it up. Also jcp is quicker to type than jungle carpet python.

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I think the problem is that the hobby is taken more for granted now than it used to be.
We are moving into the realms of becoming household pets, i mean how many people do you see refer to dogs by the scientific name?

On top of that we, as a nation, are lazy. We don't take the time to learn other languages like every other European country and this transfers into the hobby when we talk about snakes.

I know from first hand experience that knowing the scientific names is invaluable when at any of the European shows. It completely removes the language barrier.

i don't have a problem using scientific names for searches for what i am used to from what i have kept or speices of intrest....
some sites have shown preference to using these scientific names to discuss speices rather than common names but some think of it as a person coming across as arrogant or 'know it all' so i think the common names will always be used in the UK reptile sites.

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