On the subject of naming the Dapper successor

[Derek Broughton]

Peter Garrett wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:28:24 -0500
> Shawn McMahon <smcmahon at eiv.com> wrote:
> 
>> P.S. Xenophobic Xanthus.  It's a kind of hummingbird, so I'm sort of
>> cheating, but YOU try finding an animal that starts with X
> 
> Well done! I found "Xue Bao" (Snow Leopard) but it's a bit of a stretch I
> admit ;-)

www.itis.usda.gov should be able to find them...

Just species in Animalia:

   x-ray fish -- Species: Pristella maxillaris (Ulrey, 1894)
   Xantus Leaf-toed Gecko -- Species: Phyllodactylus xanti Cope, 1863 
   Xantus swimming crab -- Species: Portunus xantusii (Stimpson, 1860)
   Xantus' Murrelet -- Species: Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
     (Xantus de Vesey, 1860) -- valid
   Xantus's Hummingbird -- Species: Basilinna xantusii (Lawrence, 1860)
   Xenosaurio cabeza plana -- Species: Xenosaurus platyceps
   Xenosaurio de Newman -- Species: Xenosaurus newmanorum
   Xenosaurio mayor -- Species: Xenosaurus grandis (Gray, 1856)
   xeric ambersnail -- Species: Succinea indiana Pilsbry, 1905 

That Xantu was a pretty busy fellow.   
-- 
derek