[Taxacom] Morphological characters was New lizard species

[Jason Mate]

Dear Fred, your argument assumes that only morphological differences can define species; alas there are numerous examples that prove this argument fallacious. Off the top of my head, the A. gambiae complex. I cannot defend nor criticize the paper that spurred the whole argument in the first place since I don´t have access to a copy but even assuming that it is truly "rubbish", one example doesn´t set a rule. In the end molecular data will become part of the tool-kit of taxonomists. That doesn´t mean that I endorse Phylocode. However their strengths lie precisely in the Code´s weaknesses and this thread is a good example that maybe some changes might be necessary to accomodate the shifting reality "out there". Since we have several commisioners following this thread they could suggest something?

Best 

Jason
 		 	   		  
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