TY - BOOK AU - Srinivasulu,Chelmala ED - Taylor and Francis. TI - South Asian Mammals: An updated Checklist and Their Scientific Names SN - 9780429466199 AV - QL729 .S64 U1 - 599.0954 PY - 2018///] CY - Boca Raton, FL PB - CRC Press KW - Mammals KW - South Asia KW - Nomenclature KW - NATURE / Animals / General KW - bisacsh KW - SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution KW - Arrangement of Names KW - Artiodactylya KW - Codes of Nomenclature KW - Erinaceopmorpha KW - Proboscidea KW - Rodentia KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents --; Preface............................................................ix --; Acknowledgements ..................................................xi --; About the Book ................................................... xiii --; Author ...........................................................xv --; List of Abbreviations and Symbols ....................................xvii --; Chapter 1 --South Asian Mammals: An Updated Checklist ..................1 --; Checklist of Mammals of South Asia .........................1 --; Chapter 2 --Understanding Scientific Names ............................ 33--Parts of Scientific Names .................................. 33 --; Codes of Nomenclature ...................................34 --; Principle of Binomial Nomenclature .......................36 --; Principle of Typification ................................ 37 --; Principle of Priority ....................................37 --; Principle of Homonymy ................................38 --; Criteria of Availability ....................................38 --; Synonyms ..............................................38 --; Types ................................................. 39 --; Formation of Zoological Names ............................40 --; Analysis of Names ....................................... 41 --; Chapter 3 --Generic and Specific Names Explained .......................49 --; Chapter 4 --Dictionary of South Asian Mammalian Names ................225 --; Appendix I: List of Languages Used in Autochthonous and --; Vernacular Names --................................................289 --; Bibliography --.....................................................295 --; Index --........................................................... 323; Also available in print format N2 - This book is an up-to-date comprehensive resource on the names (scientific, English and vernacular) of the mammals of South Asia.This work is first of its kind that deals with explanation of names of mammals at the species and subspecies level UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429466199 ER -