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by BRYAN on September 29, 2000
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At the risk of sounding picky, I must take issue w/titles of forum discussion topics on this site. Neither Crotalidae nor Elapidae are genera, as they are hereto referred. Any taxonomic unit ending w/"dae" is a family, not a genus. Viperidae is the family to which crotalinae (a sub-family) belongs. Crotalidae is not generally recognized as a family. I don't think this is too small an issue - if a society such as this wants to achieve credibility, it should be technically correct. Agree?
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by Charper on September 29, 2000
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For now, this application is kind of difficult to edit. I'll fix it as soon as I get the chance.
CH
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by DerekK on September 29, 2000
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Bryan,
Not everyone (including myself ) is completely familiar with the Taxonomic rules of hierarchy.
Would you please list in order of precedence ie family, subfamily, genus ect. (to include singular & plural).
Thanks,
Derek
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by CAISSACA on October 1, 2000
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From the most inclusive to the most exclusive:
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, [Suborder], [Superfamily], Family, [Subfamily], Genus (pl. genera), Species, [Subspecies]
Categories in square brackets denote levels of hierarchy that are not necessarily employed - e.g., many species have no subspecies, many families have no subfamilies, etc.
Cheers,
Wolfgang
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by DerekK on October 2, 2000
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Wolfgang,
Thanks for providing the hierarchy info, I am sure this will be helpful to many of us, who are interested in the many aspects of the exciting field of herpetology!
Derek
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by DerekK on October 2, 2000
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Chris,
This information was exactly what I requested. Wolfgang is always willing to provide definitive answers to those who show a genuine interest in this subject matter.
Thanks,
Derek
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by DerekK on October 2, 2000
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Chris,
Why are we having a Crotalinae & Viperinae Forums when according to my references (below) ,
Family: Viperidae
Sub-family Azemiopinae
Sub-family Causiinae
Sub-family Crotalinae
Sub-family Viperinae
while you have an Elapidae(Family) Forum and no sub-family Forums?
Just curious,
Derek K..
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by Charper on October 2, 2000
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I will put up any forum topic that is requested but.....
For now, there generally are old world ( pitless vipers ) and new world ( pitvipers ) viper groups of people. Most of the keepers I know keep either Rattlesnakes, Copperheads, Cottonmouths, Central and South American Pitvipers, and African and Middle Eastern Vipers. Very few people keep Causus or Azemiops. Certainly not enough to warrant their own forum.
As for the elapids, if you'll check over on the kingsnake.com elapid forum, there isn't enough traffic to break it down into more specific sub-groups.
CH
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