by Berislav Horvatic » Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:08 pm
Well, if I ever find Vipera ursinii on the island of Krk (which I won't, of course, but just suppose the (un)possibility),
I'll name it Vipera ursinii hoserae, ssp. nova, for sure. (Or hoseri, to avoid his mother.) He'd be extremely glad, I
suppose, in any of the two cases. Or maybe it would be just too "small peas" for a giant like that? Wait and see.
Or rather, don't - just joking.
Or, maybe, in view of Heteropoda dawidbowie and alike, should I try with Vipera ursinii rollingstonsii ssp. nova?
No, I'd rather use marioschweigeri, in the honour of my first teacher in fieldherpetology. (And this is NOT a joke.)