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Zootoca or Lacerta?:
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rhysrkid
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View other posts by rhysrkid 		Posted: 30 Jan 2006

Could someone clarify the Latin name for viv lizard?  Have taxonomists renamed it Zootoca or is it still undecided?  Both names seem to be in use although most commonly Lacerta (Zootoca) vivipara. Any info on this gladly received.

Cheers

 

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GemmaJF
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View other posts by GemmaJF 		Posted: 30 Jan 2006

This has come up before:

http://www.herpetofauna.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=558& amp;KW=lacerta+zootoca


Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant
djp_phillips
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View other posts by djp_phillips 		Posted: 30 Jan 2006
For me it is Zootoca vivipara
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Mick
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View other posts by Mick 		Posted: 30 Jan 2006
Well for me & most others it's Lacerta vivipara & long may that remain so. Each to their own but i'm not pandering to this Zootapioca rubbish!
Dan Kane
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View other posts by Dan Kane 		Posted: 31 Jan 2006
I use Zootoca vivipara whenever i'm referring to Common Lizards.
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djp_phillips
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View other posts by djp_phillips 		Posted: 31 Jan 2006
oh, so common lizards in England is viviparous lizards.... ok
In another post I misunderstood that...
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Mick
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View other posts by Mick 		Posted: 31 Jan 2006
Generally?, yes. If i hear about the silly sounding version then i'm quite aware of what it really is, but for me the change just doesn't seem crucial, & if it ain't broke, then don't fix it!

- Zootoca or Lacerta?

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