Category:Tautonyms

English: A tautonym is a scientific name where the genus name and the species name have exactly the same spelling. This is permitted in the ICZN for zoological names, but not allowed by the ICBN for use in botanical names. All valid tautonyms are therefore for animals.

Pages in category "Tautonyms"

The following 199 pages are in this category, out of 199 total.