[Taxacom] Taxonomy and nomenclature deliberately confused to further an agenda

[Stephen Thorpe]

This is disturbingly unfortunate: 

Bucklitsch, Y.; Böhme, W.; Koch, A. 2016: Scale morphology and micro-structure of monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus spp.) and their allies: implications for systematics, ecology, and conservation. Zootaxa, 4153(1): 1-192. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4153.1.1

See p. 38: [Quote]Due to several severe shortcomings of Hoser’s (2013) descriptions, we follow the opinion and recommendation by Kaiser et al. (2013) and consider the genus name proposed by Hoser (2013) for the V. prasinus species group unscientific and unavailable.[unquote]

So, if an author considers (for whatever reason) that a previous author's description is inadequate in some (unspecified) way(s), then the new name can be considered to be unavailable, ignored and renamed as new! I must have missed that in the Code!!

Yuck,

Stephen