Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclalure 57(3) September 2000 189 OPINION 1960 Crotalus ruber Cope, 1892 (Reptilia, Serpentes): specific name given precedence over that of Crotalus exsul Garman, 1884 Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Reptilia; Serpentes; Crotalus ruber; Crotalus exsul; rattlesnakes; California; Mexico. Ruling (1) Under the plenary power the specific name ruber Cope, 1892, as published in the trinomen Crotalus adamanteus ruber, is hereby given precedence over the specific name exsul Garman. 1 884. as published in the binomen Crotalus exsul, whenever the two names are considered to be synonyms. (2) The following names are hereby placed on the Olficial List of Specific Names in Zoology: (a) ruber Cope, 1892, as published in the trinomen Crotalus adamanteus ruber, with the endorsement that it is to be given precedence over exsul Garman, 1884, as published in the binomen Crotalus exsul, whenever the two names are considered to be synonyms; (b) exsul Garman, 1884. as published in the binomen Crotalus exsul. with the endorsement that it is not to be given priority over ruber Cope, 1892, as published in the trinomen Crotalus adamanteus ruber, whenever the two names are considered to be synonyms. History of Case 3005 An application for the conservation of the specific name of Crotalus ruber Cope, 1892 by giving it precedence over C. exsul Garman, 1884 was received from Prof Hobart M. Smith [University of Colorado. Boulder, Colorado. U.S.A.) and 10 others on 20 November 1995. After correspondence the case was published in BZN 55: 229-232 (December 1998). Notice of the case was sent to appropriate journals. Comments in support of the application were received from a number of authors and published in BZN 56: 148-149 (June 1999). The comments were from Dr Sherman A. Minton (Indiatuipolis. Indiana. U.S.A.). Dr R. Earl Olson (The Organis-ation/or Tropical Research. MSA Laboratories, Cambridge, Minnesota, U.S.A.). Dr Wilmer W. Tanner (Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. U.S.A.). Dr Robert W. Murphy {Centre for Biodiversity and Conser-vation Biology, Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto. Ontario. Canada) and Prof Bayard H. EraXtstrom {California State University (Fullerton). Fullerton. California, U.S.A.). A note that support for the application had also been received from Dr Aurelio Ramirez-Bautista and Dr Julio Lemos Espinal ( Unidad de Biologia. Tecnologia y Prototipos. Tlalnepantla, Mexico) was recorded in BZN 56: 149. Decision of the Commission On 1 December 1999 the members of the Commission were invited to vote on the proposals published in BZN 55: 230-231. At the close of the voting period on 1 March 2000 the votes were as follows:
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