taxonomic changes of Naja species

Hello,

Recently i found this study about reclassification of true cobras.:

http://www.smuggled.com/AJHI7.pdf

This is the list of "new" species.:

http://www.smuggled.com/coblis1.htm

funny - hahaha

try this:
http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/zt02236p036.pdf

Hi guys .. but my question is which of the lists is what is currently in effect?? because I'm not very good at taxonomy but I try to stay current and updated .. they give courses and lectures about snakes ...

Greetings!

Quote :: but my question is which of the lists is what is currently in effect??

The question which lists or which scientific names are currently in effect cannot be answered that easy. Some answers depend upon personal opinions, and no one can finally decide whats right or wrong - it depends partially on acceptance or non-acceptance of other authors.
If you think that african Naja species should be splitted into several different genera - follow Mr. Hoser, if you think they should be left in a single genus Naja, follow the second paper which proposes to treat the different clades as subgenera.

Read both papers, know something about the background and the authors behind - and make your own decision.

If you follow Hosers paper and accept his new genera, be aware of the fact that his new genus Wellsus depends on a mistake (not the only one in that paper) and must be named Uraeus due to taxonomic rules - do you need more help for your decision?

Wolfgang Wüster, an author of the second paper (and VenomLand member) could explain that way better than i do, i'm still a layman when it comes to taxonomy even if i may know some more than the average snake keeper.

regards
Peter

Hello and thank you very much ... I really I have no sort of Naja and less I've seen ... but I know the taxonomy seems appropriate date and accepted by most connoisseurs .. because for me it is important not to give false information or just rooted in the reality, and because I think that the second article is more attached to reality ... and it is less likely to confuse people with the information.

also the problem of taxonomic classification is always latent in all species .. and as every year there are hundreds of publications devoted to reclassify certain genera and families. but I share his view that we need to make personal unjuicio ready to use ... but the idea is to communicate about a particular species all or most of us to use the same key identification without problems .. almost like a universal language taxonomic. but I think it is very difficult .... jejejejejejeje

thank you very much for your help! Greetings ..

Once you have read a few more of Hoser's "papers" if you are completely bored and have absolutely nothing more interesting to do, you will realize that he is definately not where you want to go when trying to get a handle on taxonomy.

Stick with the work of Wolfgang Wüster et al. and you will be much further ahead.

http://www.kingsnake.com/aho/pdf/menu2/littserp.pdf

I didn't know this - very interesting!
Thanks for posting it here, Martti!
regards
Peter

thanks.... for the information... very usefull!!

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