The authorship and date of publication of Siren intermedia (Amphibia: Caudata)

Authors

Hobart M. Smith, University of Colorado, Boulder
Rosella B. Smith, University of Colorado, Boulder
H. Lewis Sawin, University of Colorado, Boulder

Abstract

However "just" it might be to credit LeConte, 1828, with Siren intermedia, both Harlan, 1826 (not 1827 as often cited), and Barnes, 1826, antedate LeConte's proposal of the name. As the earliest, Barnes, 1826, stands credited with it. In analysis of precedent for these conclusions, types of taxonomic plagiarism (calculated vs. innocent, homoplagiarism vs. heteroplagiarism) and the distinctions between nomina nuda and nomina dubia are reviewed, giving examples of each category.

Recommended Citation

Smith, Hobart M.; Smith, Rosella B.; and Sawin, H. Lewis (1975) "The authorship and date of publication of Siren intermedia (Amphibia: Caudata)," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 35: No. 1, Article 11.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol35/iss1/11