Opinion 366 Suppression, under the Plenary Powers, of the specific name multimaculata Jan, 1863, as published in the combination Crotalus lugubris var. Multimaculata, for the purpose of rendering the specific name Polysticta Cope, 1865, as published in the combination Caudisona Polysticta, the oldest available name for the Mexican Lance-Headed Rattlesnake (class Reptilia, order Squamata)

Published in Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, in 1955, in volume 11, issue 16, pages 231-244

Date published:1955-11-16