The Taxonomy Thread

I know that taxonomy with crocodilians is going insane right now, with the slender snouted crocodile likely to be split, and dwarf crocodile to be split, but Iv'e heard talk of the nile crocodile being split again to have the malagasy crocodile become it's own species. I have looked a lot on the internet to learn about this but have found nothing, except for just the fact they may be their own species (which came from this website). Does anyone have more information on this?
 
I was just wondering if anyone has or knows of a list of all the splits from the newly published "Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 2, Passerienes"?

I've repeatedly seen mentions that there are lots of splits in this new publication and have read the introduction which outlines the taxonomic method used for the splitting (available for subscribers to www.hbw.com) but I'm wondering if anyone knows if a list of all the splits is available (yet)?
 
I was under the impression (R Blench) that Madagascan Nile crocs arrived very late around 2ky ago. Sort of niche stealing from Voay (native Osteolamine).

Then there is the thing about callitrichids bring primitive platyrrhines. It was their nails that confused early systematists and hypothesists: together with the zoogeographic issue, it fed the idea platyrrhines evolved in parallel with catarrhines from a different stock of prosimian grade. It's untrue: like flat primate nails they lack an extra layer of keratin and the claw type shape is paralleled in needle clawed galagos.

Something like titis/dourocoulis would be first and catarrhines are merely a similar morphotype adapted to sap and insect eating and gripping bark.
 
LaughingDove said:
I was just wondering if anyone has or knows of a list of all the splits from the newly published "Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 2, Passerienes"?

I've repeatedly seen mentions that there are lots of splits in this new publication and have read the introduction which outlines the taxonomic method used for the splitting (available for subscribers to www.hbw.com) but I'm wondering if anyone knows if a list of all the splits is available (yet)?
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Hopefully I should get the answer to my own question on Wednesday, because I just got a notification that www.hbw.com to which I am subscribed will be offline on Tuesday to completely update the database of split species from Handbook Birds of the World Passerines.
 
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