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RE: Denver Zoo breeds rare Viper
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by tigers9 on April 8, 2008
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cro wrote< But years ago there were many races or morphs of humans recognized by scientist. >
Well, Geico insurance still has their cave man, in addition to gecko:)
Z
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RE: Denver Zoo breeds rare Viper
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by tigers9 on April 8, 2008
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here is the pic with the story
http://www.9news.com/imageenlarge.aspx?storyid=89409
and I just realized there was a video
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=89409
I guess I dind't pay attention to it at first when I psoted the article, as usual, i assmed answer would be simple to my original question:)
Too bad this forum doens't allow pictures/attachments.
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RE: Denver Zoo breeds rare Viper
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by tigers9 on April 9, 2008
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I wrote to the Denver Zoo directly asking them for the scientific name of the snake in the article, here is the answer I received from them:
The scientific name is Trimeresurus sumatranus
Thank you for your interest in Denver Zoo
Amy Sarno
Public Relations Specialist
Denver Zoo
2300 Steele Street
Denver, CO 80205
(303) 376-6720
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by Cro on April 9, 2008
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So, the Denver Zoo is probably still about 4 years out of date on its Scientific Name "Trimeresurus sumatranus."
Not surprising, as when new names are introduced and put into use, it takes a bit of time for the new name like "Parias sumatranus" comes into accepted use.
Folks have to review the science that was used to re-classify the animals, and they do not always agree with the scientist who have decided to split up, elevate, or dumb-down a Genus or Species.
Sometimes we see something like Elaphe become Pantherophis become Pituophis, over a short few years, as more new science is conducted and accepted or rejected.
A lot of this is based on the relativly new mDNA work that is being done, however, this work also will change as new ideas and techniques come available.
Best Regards JohnZ
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