Comments on: Reptile granted royal title

By: Portman

Portman — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:11:12 +0000

Alex #5

” ‘macro’ comes from Greek (”makros”), not Latin.”

Alex is right but not only does ‘macro’ come from Greek but so do ‘basilo’ (Βασιλεύς) and ‘chelys’ (χέλυς) to which Andrew also incorrectly ascribed Latin derivations – 3 out of 4 wrong!

The reptile namers presumably have stronger classical backgrounds than Andrew and did, at least, avoid the pitfall of mixing Latin with Greek.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:08:05 +0000

“macro” comes from Greek (”makros”), not Latin.

By: jeplang

jeplang — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:16:35 +0000

This is not unusual in zoological nomenclature.
Anyway,the generic name only alludes to the King.
The savvy describer of the species should have had the King’s name as second part of the binomial.Again,that is not unusual though some taxonomists consider it to be bad form.
I would used the King’s name as the specific designation….with permission from the Palace ,of course.

By: aiontay

aiontay — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:21:42 +0000

Maybe Icke wasn’t writing about the British royal family, but answering Question #4 in the 52 Questions.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:21:45 +0000

Thanks Nich (ed. note). To be more specific, Icke is a bit of a hoot because he has published a number of books in which he very seriously asserts that members of the British royal family are of that ilk. He even goes so far as to say that the Duke of Edinburgh & his former mother-in-law participated in satanic rituals in which they shape-shifted to show their true reptilian form & slaughtered babies! The books have not been banned & no legal action has been taken against Icke, arguably showing that the British royal family are possessed of rather more of a sense of humour & their society is somewhat healthier than some others I dare not name.

By: michael

michael — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:30:37 +0000

No doubt David Icke will be very pleased! Editor note (NSF): Readers who don't immediately catch the reference will find this instructive.