Fun Snake ID

[eipper]

the name Western Brown is now restricted to P. mendgeni

 

[Skeptic]

the name Western Brown is now restricted to P. mendgeni

I thought it was Nuchalis?

 

[SouthSydney]

nuchalis is now the Northern brown snake

 

[Skeptic]

nuchalis is now the Northern brown snake

Haha, I gotta lay off the beers It even said that in the article I linked to. 5 beers down and the goggles start to kick in

 

[Bluetongue1]

Adding a note

An excellent example of where scientific names are required to remove all doubt as to the intended identity of an animal. The common name "Strap-snouted Brown” was previously used to apply to the nuchalis complex. It is now used by a percentage of people to specify P. aspidorhyncha. Yet at the same time an alternative common name of “Shield-snouted Brown Snake” is being touted as the appropriate common name for this species. The only way round this problem is to use scientific names first up in ID threads, and then the preferred common name of the poster can be attached if desired and used thereafter without confusion.

Blue

EDIT: Please note, I did say "without confusion" - that is not the same as "without argument"...