User:Beastie Bot/IUCN common name issues

A list of possible common name errors or issues of names found in the IUCN Red List (2016-2). IUCN data downloaded September 2016 Include actual errors, possible errors, and some special database entry formatting choices that third parties using the data may need to be aware of.

Found spelling errors

Oxynoemacheilus atili (Lake Beyşhehir Loach): Beyşhehir should probably be Beyşehir
Palleon nasus (Eiongate Leaf Chameleon): eiongate should be elongate
Shorea guiso (dfgadfg): dfgadfg?
Selenipedium aequinoctiale (The Equatorial Ocurring Selenipidum): ocurring should be occurring. Also Selenipidum should be Selenipedium. i.e. "Equatorial-occurring selenipedium"

Likely plurals

Should be listed as singular nouns to conform with the rest of the database.

Names ending with: anchovies, badgers, bats, carps, cats, crabs, fishes, frogs, herrings, mullets, rats, razorback, silversides, snails, snakes, snappers, tetras, toads, treefrogs, wrasses

Hemiphractus johnsoni (Johnson's Horned Treefrogs): Common name is a common plural
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Horseshoe Crabs): Common name is a common plural

Separators

Entries which appear to break the convention of using a comma to separate common names (or have odd formatting along those lines).

Scincella monticola "Mountainous Dwarf Skink, Mountain Ground Skink (Walters, 2008)" — name field contains a comma inside parentheses. Trouble for any software which splits common names at commas.

Dot

No issues found.

Double space

No issues found.

Apostrophe

Mammillaria grahamii (Graham´s Nipple Cactus) — common name contains acute accent (´), possibly used as apostrophe (')

Question marks

Common name contains one or more question marks, generally due to Unicode characters which cannot be encoded to the IUCN's export (a non-Unicode CSV file). May indicate the English common name is not English. Also note Bristly Cave Crayfish which contains an odd character which looks like a Latin 'B'.

Alburnus attalus (Bak?r Shemaya)
Chondrostoma meandrense (Is?kl? Nase)
Gobio maeandricus (Is?kl? Gudgeon)
Hainania serrata (???)
Metzia formosae (?????)
Pseudophoxinus elizavetae (Sultan Sazl?g? Minnow)
Pseudophoxinus maeandricus (Sand?kl? Spring Minnow)
Scardinius elmaliensis (Elmal? Rudd)
Paraschistura chrysicristinae (Diyarbak?r Loach)
Pseudecheneis paviei (????)
Solegnathus robustus (?????)
Aphanius danfordii (Sultan Sazl?g? Toothcarp)
Cambarus setosus (?ristly Cave Crayfish) — uses a Greek capital beta character instead of a regular Latin B in "Bristly"

Symbols

Scarus rubroviolaceus (Half & half Parrotfish): Common name contains symbol(s)
Centropyge bicolor (Blue & Gold Angelfish): Common name contains symbol(s)
Eudorcas tilonura (*Heuglin's Gazelle): Common name contains symbol(s)
Cervus canadensis (Izubra/Manchurian Wapiti): Common name contains symbol(s)
Saguinus melanoleucus (White/crandall's Saddleback Tamarin): Common name contains symbol(s)
Saimiri boliviensis (Bolivian/peruvian Squirrel Monkey): Common name contains symbol(s)
Pterocarpus marsupium (East Indian/malabar Kino): Common name contains symbol(s)
Sparganium subglobosum (Burr-reed): Common name contains soft-hyphen control character

Numbers

Placidochromis milomo (Super Vc-10 Hap): Common name contains numbers (not an error)
Scincella monticola (2008)): Common name contains numbers (possible error)
Argia percellulata (1902): Common name contains numbers (possible error)

Redundant the

Disa erubescens (The Rose Disa): Common name begins with 'the' (Probably redundant)

FB

Names ending in '(fb)'

Barbus miolepis — Zigzag barb (FB)

Species code

Common names which are actually species codes

Amphibolis antarctica (Species code: Aa)
Amphibolis griffithii (Species code: Ag)
Cymodocea angustata (Species code: Ca)
Cymodocea rotundata (Species code: Cr)
Cymodocea serrulata (Species code: Cs)
Halodule beaudettei (Species code: Hy)
Halodule bermudensis (Species code: Hr)
Halodule bermudensis (Species code: Hi)
Halodule ciliata (Species code: Hi)
Halodule emarginata (Species code: Hg)
Halodule pinifolia (Species code: Hp)
Halodule uninervis (Species code: Hu)
Halodule wrightii (Species code: Hw)
Syringodium filiforme (Species code Sf)
Syringodium isoetifolium (Species code: Si)
Thalassodendron ciliatum (Species code: Tc)
Thalassodendron pachyrhizum (Species code: Tp)
Lepilaena australis (Species code: La)
Lepilaena marina (Species code: Lm)
Ruppia cirrhosa (Species code: Rc)
Ruppia maritima (Species code: Rm)
Ruppia polycarpa (Species code: Rp)
Ruppia tuberosa (Species code: Rt)
Phyllospadix iwatensis (Species code: Pi)
Phyllospadix japonicus (Species code: Pj)
Phyllospadix scouleri (Species code: Ps)
Phyllospadix serrulatus (Species code: Pr)
Phyllospadix torreyi (Species code: Pt)
Zostera asiatica (Species code: za)
Zostera caespitosa (Species code: Zs)
Zostera capensis (Species code: Zp)
Zostera caulescens (Species code: Zl)
Zostera chilensis (Species code: Zh)
Zostera geojeensis (Species code: Zg)
Zostera japonica (Species code: Jj)
Zostera muelleri (Species code: Zc)
Zostera nigricaulis (Species code: Zg)
Zostera pacifica (Species code: Zf)
Zostera polychlamys (Species code: Zo)
Zostera tasmanica (Species code: Zt)
Posidonia angustifolia (Species code: Pg)
Posidonia australis (Species code: Pa)
Posidonia coriacea (Species code: Pc)
Posidonia denhartogii (Species code: Pd)
Posidonia kirkmanii (Species code: Pk)
Posidonia oceanica (Species code: Po)
Posidonia ostenfeldii (Species code: Pf)
Posidonia sinuosa (Species code: Pn)
Enhalus acoroides (Species code: Ea)
Halophila australis (Species Code: Ha)
Halophila baillonii (Species code: Hl)
Halophila beccarii (Species code: Hb)
Halophila capricorni (Species code: Hc)
Halophila decipiens (Species code: Hd)
Halophila engelmanni (Species code: He)
Halophila euphlebia (Species code: Hf)
Halophila hawaiiana (Species code: Hh)
Halophila johnsonii (Species code: Hj)
Halophila minor (Species code: Hm)
Halophila nipponica (Species code: Hk)
Halophila nipponica (Species code: Hi)
Halophila ovalis (Species code: Ho)
Halophila ovata (Species code: Hq)
Halophila ovata (Species code: Hv)
Halophila spinulosa (Species code: Hn)
Halophila stipulacea (Species code: Hs)
Halophila sulawesii (Species code: Hy)
Halophila sulawesii (Species code: Hf)
Halophila tricostata (Species code: Ht)
Thalassia hemprichii (Species code: Th)
Thalassia testudinum (Species code: Tt)

All caps

Lepus corsicanus (APPENINE HARE) — all caps name. Suggested: Appenine hare
Callionymus whiteheadi (WHITEHEAD'S DEEPWATER DRAGONET) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Whitehead's Deepwater Dragonet"
Uropterygius fuscoguttatus (BROWN SNAKE MORAY EEL) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Brown Snake Moray Eel"
Meriones tamariscinus (TAMARISK JIRD) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Tamarisk Jird"
Mus spretus (WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN MOUSE) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Western Mediterranean Mouse"
Lagurus lagurus (STEPPE LEMMING) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Steppe Lemming"
Lagurus lagurus (STEPPE VOLE) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Steppe Vole"
Lemmus sibiricus (BROWN LEMMING) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Brown Lemming"
Lemmus sibiricus (SIBERIAN BROWN LEMMING) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Siberian Brown Lemming"
Microtus felteni (BALKAN PINE VOLE) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Balkan Pine Vole"
Myodes rutilus (RED VOLE) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Red Vole"
Dipus sagitta (NORTHERN THREE-TOED JERBOA) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Northern Three-toed Jerboa"
Pygeretmus pumilio (DWARF FAT-TAILED JERBOA) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa"
Stylodipus telum (THICK-TAILED THREE-TOED JERBOA) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Thick-tailed Three-toed Jerboa"
Spalax arenarius (SANDY MOLE RAT) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Sandy Mole Rat"
Spalax microphthalmus (GREATER BLIND MOLE RAT) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Greater Blind Mole Rat"
Spalax microphthalmus (GREATER MOLE RAT) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Greater Mole Rat"
Myotis mystacinus (WHISKERED MYOTIS) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Whiskered Myotis"
Crocidura zimmermanni (CRETAN SHREW) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Cretan Shrew"
Crocidura zimmermanni (CRETAN WHITE-TOOTHED SHREW) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Cretan White-toothed Shrew"
Sorex antinorii (VALAIS SHREW) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Valais Shrew"
Sorex arunchi (UDINE SHREW) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Udine Shrew"
Sorex caecutiens (MASKED SHREW) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Masked Shrew"
Sorex isodon (TAIGA SHREW) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Taiga Shrew"
Sorex tundrensis (TUNDRA SHREW) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Tundra Shrew"
Lepus corsicanus (CORSICAN HARE) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Corsican Hare"
Pseudocotalpa giulianii (GIULIANI'S DUNE SCARAB BEETLE) — redundant all caps name. Also has name listed as: "Giuliani's Dune Scarab Beetle"

Odd caps

Ignoring names starting with: d', De, l', Mac, Mc, Van

Pycnonotus jocosus (Red-whiskered BulbulI) — camel case: BulbulI
Columba livia (Rock DoveI) — camel case: DoveI

Possible plurals

Names ending in s. Common names are usually listed as singular, but these ones appear to be plural.

Ignoring names ending with: andes, charaxes, cinclodes, diopetes, eros, galaxias, goviós, is, melidectes, mys, ops, 's, seps, ss, steenbras, texas, us. Also ignoring names containing 'of the', such as 'King Of The Breams', and 'de', such as 'Cyprès de l'Atlas'.

Most of these are false positives, but some might possibly be plurals which should be singular.

Bangana dero (Kalabans): — possible plural
Barbus bynni ssp. occidentalis (Barbels): — possible plural
Hypoplectrus aberrans (Bad Lucks): — possible plural
Hypoplectrus gemma (Bad Lucks): — possible plural
Pseudanthias cichlops (Yellow Anthias): — possible plural
Pseudanthias ignitus (Flame Anthias): — possible plural
Pseudanthias pictilis (Painted Anthias): — possible plural
Argyrozona argyrozona (Doppies): — possible plural
Dentex macrophthalmus (Walvis Bay Reds): — possible plural
Dentex macrophthalmus (Reds): — possible plural
Haplochromis xanthopteryx (Black Pseudo-nigricans): — possible plural
Cephalopholis cruentata (Coney Barbados): — possible plural
Cephalopholis sonnerati (Vieille Ananas): — possible plural
Epinephelus gabriellae (Mero Pintitas): — possible plural
Alectis ciliaris (Jacks): — possible plural
Plectorhinchus gibbosus (Brown Sweetlips): — possible plural
Centropyge vrolikii (Angel abu polos): — possible plural
Epigonus denticulatus (Gobbleguts): — possible plural
Kyphosus bigibbus (Drummers): — possible plural
Kyphosus vaigiensis (Drummers): — possible plural
Priacanthus arenatus (Johnny Diggens): — possible plural
Pomatomus saltatrix (Choppers): — possible plural
Pomatomus saltatrix (Jumbos): — possible plural
Pomatomus saltatrix (Razorbacks): — possible plural
Brycinus grandisquamis (Pinkfin Alestes): — possible plural
Distichodus engycephalus (Grass-eaters): — possible plural
Conger conger (Congers): — possible plural
Luciosudis normani (Paperbones): — possible plural
Opisthoproctus grimaldii (Barreleyes): — possible plural
Opisthoproctus soleatus (Barreleyes): — possible plural
Sardina pilchardus (Soused Pilchards): — possible plural
Sardinella aurita (Round Sardines): — possible plural
Sardinops sagax ssp. sagax (Mulies): — possible plural
Pungitius hellenicus (Ellinopygósteos): — possible plural
Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus (Pearlsides): — possible plural
Maurolicus weitzmani (Pearlsides): — possible plural
Mormyrus macrophthalmus (Mormyrids): — possible plural
Petrocephalus simus (Mormyrids): — possible plural
Aneides lugubris (Sad-colored Anaides): — possible plural
Pedetes capensis (Springhaas): — possible plural
Bos primigenius (Aurochs): — possible plural
Crossleyia xanthophrys (Yellow-browed Oxylabes): — possible plural
Tringa flavipes (Lesser Yellowlegs): — possible plural
Tringa melanoleuca (Greater Yellowlegs): — possible plural
Scincella monticola (Mountain Ground Skink (Walters): — possible plural
Morunasaurus annularis (Ringed Manticores): — possible plural
Morunasaurus groi (Gro's Manticores): — possible plural
Morunasaurus peruvianus (Cenepa Manticores): — possible plural
Hemachatus haemachatus (Ringhals): — possible plural
Hemachatus haemachatus (Rinkhals): — possible plural
Hypnale nepa (Geckos): — possible plural
Lachnocnema luna (Druce's Large Woolly Legs): — possible plural
Liptena modesta (Modest False Dots): — possible plural
Micropentila adelgitha (Common Dots): — possible plural
Oxythemis phoenicosceles (Pepperpants): — possible plural
Planiplax arachne (Scarlet Spiderlegs): — possible plural
Planiplax machadoi (Mantled Spiderlegs): — possible plural
Tramea calverti (Striped Saddlebags): — possible plural
Tramea carolina (Carolina Saddlebags): — possible plural
Tramea onusta (Red Saddlebags): — possible plural
Notogomphus praetorius (Yellowjack Longlegs): — possible plural
Metacnemis valida (Kubusi Featherlegs): — possible plural
Spesbona angusta (Ceres Featherlegs): — possible plural
Cherax quinquecarinatus (Gilgies): — possible plural
Euastacus kershawi (Spinybacks): — possible plural
Astragalus nuttallianus (Turkey-peas): — possible plural
Crotalaria rotundifolia (Rabbitbells): — possible plural
Isotropis cuneifolia (Granny Bonnets): — possible plural
Vicia amoena (Cheder Ebs): — possible plural
Ilysanthes rotundifolia (Baby's Tears): — possible plural
Zanthoxylum flavum (Yellow Sanders): — possible plural
Potentilla seidlitziana (Zeidlits' Five-fingers): — possible plural
Montia fontana (Blinks): — possible plural
Aquilaria malaccensis (Lign-aloes): — possible plural
Bidens molokaiensis (Molokai Beggarticks): — possible plural
Bidens populifolia (Oahu Beggarticks): — possible plural
Laurelia sempervirens (Chilean Sassafras): — possible plural
Barbarea vulgaris (Herb Barbaras): — possible plural
Sarracenia alata (Yellow Trumpets): — possible plural
Alnus cordata (Hartbladige Els): — possible plural
Caladenia catenata (White Fingers): — possible plural
Caladenia cracens (Neat Caps): — possible plural
Caladenia dimorpha (Spicy Caps): — possible plural
Spiranthes brevilabris (Texas Ladies'-tresses): — possible plural
Spiranthes casei (Case's Ladies'-tresses): — possible plural
Spiranthes delitescens (Canelo Hills Ladies'-Tresses): — possible plural
Spiranthes delitescens (Madrean Ladies'-Tresses): — possible plural
Spiranthes diluvialis (Ute Lady's Tresses): — possible plural
Spiranthes diluvialis (Intermountain Ladies-tresses): — possible plural
Spiranthes diluvialis (Flood Ladies-tresses): — possible plural
Spiranthes diluvialis (Plateau Lady's Tresses): — possible plural
Spiranthes diluvialis (Diluvim Ladies'-tresses): — possible plural
Spiranthes infernalis (Ash Meadows Ladies'-Tresses): — possible plural
Spiranthes parksii (Navasota Ladies-tresses): — possible plural
Triphora craigheadii (Craighead's Noddingcaps): — possible plural
Cymbopogon obtectus (Silky Heads): — possible plural
Ornithogalum gabrielianiae (Gabrielyan's Starflowers): — possible plural
Ornithogalum hyrcanum (Hyrkanyan Starflowers): — possible plural
Gagea apulica (Gagée des Pouilles): — possible plural
Alocasia sinuata (Alocasia Quilted Dreams): — possible plural
Aframomum angustifolium (Guinea Grains): — possible plural

Species Nova

Plerandra sp. nov. "calcicola" — uses double quotes (most in the IUCN database use single quotes)
Plerandra sp. nov. "letocartiorum" — uses double quotes (most in the IUCN database use single quotes)
Plerandra sp. nov. "longistyla" — uses double quotes (most in the IUCN database use single quotes)
Plerandra sp. nov. "mackeei" — uses double quotes (most in the IUCN database use single quotes)
Plerandra sp. nov. "memaoyaensis" — uses double quotes (most in the IUCN database use single quotes)
Plerandra sp. nov. "neocaledonica" — uses double quotes (most in the IUCN database use single quotes)
Plerandra sp. nov. "pouemboutensis" — uses double quotes (most in the IUCN database use single quotes)
Plerandra sp. nov. "taomensis" — uses double quotes (most in the IUCN database use single quotes)
Plerandra sp. nov. "tronchetii" — uses double quotes (most in the IUCN database use single quotes)

Counts:

Single quote: 88 — e.g. Schefflera sp. nov. 'nanocephala'
Double quote: 9 — e.g. Plerandra sp. nov. "tronchetii"
Empty: 11 — e.g. Amomum sp. nov.
Other: 17 — e.g. Asparagus sp. nov. A

Symbols in scientific name

Macrochlamys sp. nov. 'White, umbilicate' — contains symbol(s) (not an error)
Notharinia sp. nov. 'Khoe La & Ong' — contains symbol(s) (not an error)
Leopardus tigrinus_old ssp. oncilla — contains symbol(s)
Cebus olivaceus_old ssp. apiculatus — contains symbol(s)
Cebus olivaceus_old ssp. nigrivittatus — contains symbol(s)
Cebus olivaceus_old ssp. olivaceus — contains symbol(s)

Better language choice available

The IUCN database has English, French, and Spanish common name fields.

Echinocereus pectinatus — "Órgano-pequeño peine" is listed as English, but could be listed as Spanish.
Cyprinodon longidorsalis — "Cachorrito de Charco Palmal" is listed as English, but could be listed as Spanish.

Typos found in binomial names

Please consider these changes carefully. Please at least list the alternative name as a synonym.

Ectodus descampsi should be Ectodus descampsii
Harpgoxenus zaisanicus should be Harpagoxenus zaisanicus according to some sources
Anchlidon agrestis should probably be Achlidon agrestis
Brasiliothelphusa tapajoense should probably be Brasiliothelphusa tapajoensis
Bogidiella bermudensis should be Bogidiella bermudiensis, and according to worms the currently accepted name is Bermudagidiella bermudiensis. The "bermudensis" spelling is generally far more common in scientific names but this seems to be an exception.
Speocirolana thermydromis should be Speocirolana thermydronis
Euptelea pleiospermum should be Euptelea pleiosperma
Diplomystes nahuelbutensis should be Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis

Typos in other scientific names

Anthoceratophyta should be Anthocerotophyta (hornworts)
Euphasiacea should be Euphausiacea (krill)

Possibly extinct

Acheilognathus elongatus — not tagged as PE

Stats

38651 of 82954 species have at least one English common name. (47%)
680 of 2016 subspecies (infraspecies) have at least one English common name. (34%)
39331 of 84970 taxa (species+subspecies) have at least one English common name. (46%)
59582 total species common names
1076 total subspecies common names
60658 total common names