Black Spotted Turtle

[guppiecat]

The black spotted turtle, Geoclemys hamiltoni, was named after the Scottish ichthyologist Francis Hamilton, not Alexander. This is a shame, as had things gone differently, we could have had a rap-battle musical with turtles in.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Comments

[pameladean]

People who name species just never think of the consequences.

P.