Talk:Greater black krait

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Buidhe in topic Requested move 10 February 2021

Requested move 10 February 2021 edit

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The result of the move request was: Moved (non-admin closure) (t · c) buidhe 08:24, 17 February 2021 (UTC)Reply



Bungarus nigerGreater black krait – Per Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(fauna) "use the common name where possible", the common name unambiguously refers to this critter. Also - reptile database, ADW. "black krait" is sometimes used regionally in India but is ambiguous as there is a lesser black krait. Looking on google scholar, many papers use this common name, though many just stick to scientific names in general. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 08:54, 10 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

Question- I guess same response here as in the other request. Does this take into account its common name throughout its range or just India? ie Nepal and Bangladesh. Also this and the name of the other species proposed are very similar. I note that Reptile Database has a singular English vernacular listed though. Cheers Scott Thomson (Faendalimas) talk 12:27, 10 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

Yes - the international sources all call it greater black krait, while some Indian sources use either greater black krait or just black krait. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:29, 11 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

support then thanks. Cheers Scott Thomson (Faendalimas) talk 16:20, 11 February 2021 (UTC)Reply
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