[Taxacom] most common species names

[Kenneth Kinman]

Hi Michael,         
      Interesting question.  I was a little surprised that the specific
name "gracilis" is as common as it is.  But on the other hand, I was not
surprised when searching for "alba", which may be almost as common if
one includes variants such as albus, albidus, etc.   
              ------------Ken           
                      
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Michael Ohl wrote:
 
Hi,  
while compiling some statistics on animal names, I tried to find the top
names, which are most common in zoology. 
 
A quick taxon search in EOL revealed these numbers for names, which
immediately came to my mind and which might serve as estimates for the
true occurence: 
 
minor: 5540 hits 
major: 3384 hits 
niger: 1341 hits 
 
I am sure that there are other very common names. Any suggestions? 
 
Cheers, Michael Ohl