A few words on scientific names

[Kurt]

Of course ....didn't everybody know that? Well, maybe not Eric but the rest of us knew.. Kurt....just curious ...do you actually have the correct spelling of all the names memorized or do you look them up. just one of those things I ponder.

Some I have to look up, but for the most part I know how to spell most of them right off the top of my head. Here is a few examples;

Melanophryniscus stelzneri
Hypsiboas punctatus
Dendrobates tinctorius
Agalychnis callidryas
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Rhacophorus reinwardtii
Hyla cinerea
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
Ambystoma maculatum
Ambystoma mavortium
Tylototriton shanjing
Heterometrus spinifer
Narceus americanus
Riopa fernandi
Antaresia maculosa
Xenopeltis unicolor
Coelognathus helenus

And those are just animals I have.

Here's a few more for you;

Pan troglodytes
Panthera onca
Protocyon lotor
Lynx rufus
Didelphis virginius

Bubo virginius
Strix varia
Branta canadensis
Cardinalis cardinalis
Ara militaris

Dendroaspis polylepis
Crocodylus porosus
Crotaphytus collaris
Sphenodon punctatus
Chelus fimbriatus

Pseusotriton ruber
Hylomantis lemur
Ranitomeya benedicta
Herpele multiplicata
Taricha rivularis

Cyphotilapia frontosa
Monodactylus argenteus
Xiphophorus helleri
Betta splendens
Rasbora heteromorpha

Kronosaurus queenlandicus
Triceratops horridus
Tyrannosaurus rex

Pandinus imperator
Scorpio maurus
Brachypelma smithi
Hogna carolinensis
Argiope aurantia

[Leefrogs]

beleive me no one is going to check the spelling on all that!! We would need a frog encyclopedia!! Do they make even make one?

[DonLisk]

I could use one Gingerlee. If anyone has a good link to a common name to scientific name it would be much appreciated.

Wow, I would even go for a set of flash cards to get me started ;-)