Talk:Crotalinae
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Bothrops atrox is not a fer-de-lance. Bothrops atrox is known in English as the common lancehead or yellow-jawed lancehead and localy as Barba ammirilla. Bothrops lanceolatus is the ONLY fer-de-lance.
- Geetings, oh nameless one! As far as I'm concerned, you're right. However, you have to remember that "fer-de-lance" is just a common name, so I don't see that it really matters. After all: common names are not precise. As long as we get taxonomy right, the truth will eventually follow. As a matter of fact, if it turns out that this common name is often used for other species of the same genus as well, it would probably be a good idea to make a disambiguation page for it. --Jwinius 20:45, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
