[Taxacom] New lizard species

[Francisco Welter-Schultes]

> couldn't the fact that when analyzed these populations sort in
> a certain way be considered a trait and thus satisfy the 
> requirements of 13.1.1?

No it cannot, this is the point. It would be equivalent to a 
statement "colour differs from species B", without announcing how it 
would differ. It makes no difference if a computer tells me under 
99.999 % likelyhood that the colour differs.

Francisco


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