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Opinion 2461: Iberolacerta Arribas, 1999 and Darevskia Arribas, 1999 (Chordata, Squamata, Lacertidae): names confirmed as available

ICZN, “Opinion 2461: Iberolacerta Arribas, 1999 and Darevskia Arribas, 1999 (Chordata, Squamata, Lacertidae): names confirmed as available”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, 2020.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the names Iberolacerta and Dareskia for two genera of lacertid lizards by confirming their availability from Arribas (1999). The microfiche publication (Arribas, 1997) is confirmed as unavailable and placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid....

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Case 3728: Quetzalcoatlus northropi (Reptilia, Pterosauria): proposed availability and attribution of authorship to Lawson, 1975

Andres, Brian , Padian, Kevin , Rowe, Timothy B. , Bell, Christopher J. , Brown, Matthew A. , Sagebiel, J. Chris , Lehman, Thomas M. , Cunningham, James R., “Case 3728: Quetzalcoatlus northropi (Reptilia, Pterosauria): proposed availability and attribution of authorship to Lawson, 1975”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 74, pp. , 2017.

The purpose of this application, under Article 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the widely used binomen Quetzalcoatlus northropi in its accustomed usage by making the generic and specific names available and attributing authorship to Lawson (1975b).

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Opinion 2440: Quetzalcoatlus northropi Lawson, 1975 (Reptilia, Pterosauria): generic and specific names ruled available with the indicated authorship

ICZN, “Opinion 2440: Quetzalcoatlus northropi Lawson, 1975 (Reptilia, Pterosauria): generic and specific names ruled available with the indicated authorship”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 76, pp. , 2019.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the binomen Quetzalcoatlus northropi for a species of pterosaur that is the largest known flying organism, by ruling that both the generic name Quetzalcoatlus Lawson, 1975 and specific name northropi Lawson, 1975 are available and....

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Case 3750: Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld, 1912 (Reptilia, Serpentes): proposed precedence over Dasypeltis lineolata Peters, 1878

Michael F. Bates, “Case 3750: Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld, 1912 (Reptilia, Serpentes): proposed precedence over Dasypeltis lineolata Peters, 1878”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 75, pp. , 3750.

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the specific name Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld, 1912 which is in widespread use for a widely distributed species of snake (family Colubridae) from central and eastern Africa by giving it precedence over its seldom-used....

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Opinion 2465: Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld, 1912 (Reptilia, Serpentes): specific name conserved

ICZN, “Opinion 2465: Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld, 1912 (Reptilia, Serpentes): specific name conserved”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the specific name of Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld, 1912 for a species of colubrid snake from central and eastern Africa by giving it precedence over its senior subjective synonym Dasypeltis lineolata Peters, 1878, whenever the two are considered....

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Case 3757: Pterodactylus crassipes Meyer, 1857 (currently Ostromia crassipes; Reptilia: Saurischia): proposed reinstatement

Vahe D. Dermirjian, “Case 3757: Pterodactylus crassipes Meyer, 1857 (currently Ostromia crassipes; Reptilia: Saurischia): proposed reinstatement”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature,

See BZN 75 (2018): 85.

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Case 3791: Proposed suppression of the syntypes and designation of a neotype for Lacerta oxycephala Duméril et Bibron, 1839 (Reptilia: Squamata: Lacertidae)

Nikola Tvrtković, Josip Skejo, Martina Podnar, Irena Grbac, “Case 3791: Proposed suppression of the syntypes and designation of a neotype for Lacerta oxycephala Duméril et Bibron, 1839 (Reptilia: Squamata: Lacertidae)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature,

Noticed in BZN 76 (30 April 2019): 2.

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Case 3798: Gymnodactylus humeralis Guichenot, 1855 (currently Gonatodes humeralis; Reptilia, Sphaerodactylidae): proposed conservation of the specific name by suppression of Gymnodactylus timoriensis Duméril & Bibron, 1836.

Hebert Rösler, Ivan Ineich, Teresa C. S. Avila-Pires, Marinus Hoogmoed and Hinrich Kaiser, “Case 3798: Gymnodactylus humeralis Guichenot, 1855 (currently Gonatodes humeralis; Reptilia, Sphaerodactylidae): proposed conservation of the specific name by suppression of Gymnodactylus timoriensis Duméril & Bibron, 1836.”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature,

Noticed in BZN 76 (30 Aug 2019): 98.

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Case 3826: Propappus Michaelsen, 1905 (Annelida, Clitellata): proposed precedence over Propappus Seeley, 1888 (Vertebrata, Reptilia)

Christer Erséus, Patrick Martin, Svante Martinsson, Tarmo Timm., “Case 3826: Propappus Michaelsen, 1905 (Annelida, Clitellata): proposed precedence over Propappus Seeley, 1888 (Vertebrata, Reptilia)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. , 2021.

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the well-used names Propappus Michaelsen, 1905 and Propappidae Coates, 1986 (Annelida) by suppression of the senior homonym Propappus Seeley, 1888 (Reptilia), a junior subjective synonym of Pareiasaurus Owen, 1876.

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Case 3850: Micruridae Ehrenberg, 1831 (Nemertea, Pilidiophora): proposed suppression for removal of homonymy with Micruridae Dunn, 1931 (Reptilia, Serpentes), as well as for conservation of prevailing usage of Lineidae McIntosh, 1874 (Nemertea, Pilidiophora)

Hiroshi Kajihara, Eric N. Smith, “Case 3850: Micruridae Ehrenberg, 1831 (Nemertea, Pilidiophora): proposed suppression for removal of homonymy with Micruridae Dunn, 1931 (Reptilia, Serpentes), as well as for conservation of prevailing usage of Lineidae McIntosh, 1874 (Nemertea, Pilidiophora)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. 112-130, 2021.

The purposes of this application, under Articles 23.9.3 and 55.3.1 of the Code, are to conserve the current usage of (1) the family-group name M icruridae Dunn, 1931 (Reptilia, Serpentes) for a family (sometimes treated as a subfamily) of New World  coral snakes that frequently appear in....

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