Instead, it mentions that bites form king cobras should be considered as true medical emergency.Īnother website cited does mention that many bites from king cobras involve non-fatal dose of venom. Yet, this source doesn't have such information. There is a sentence claiming that severe bites from king cobras are exceptionally rare as most untreated victims in Asia live through their bites and two websites are given as references. I think there exists an unsupported claim on this article. I am new to working on Wikepedia entries, i'll get the hang of it someday. Thanks for the interesting conversation on this topic. Dger ( talk) 15:11, 25 April 2012 (UTC) I'll second that motion. My vote is to start using it and move the article to this name. This database is a reputable source for common names.
contribs) 14:48, 25 April 2012 (UTC) The Reptile Database also uses the name for this genus.
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MMartyniuk ( talk) 14:46, 25 April 2012 (UTC) Also noting that was a TV scientist, so the name he used may have been simply out of convenience no one likes a show about a nameless animal. suchus for now until something catches on or appears in print.
contribs) 14:43, 25 April 2012 (UTC) Given that none of the Nature articles et.c use common names, and that page itself alternately calls it the Desert and Northwest African croc, I'd say it's probably too soon to assign this species a common name. contribs) 14:40, 25 April 2012 (UTC) P.S.: It would appear that website is maintained by someone who physically making the expeditions to find it. MMartyniuk ( talk) 14:32, 25 April 2012 (UTC) This took some major detective work trhough my browsing history, but I can confirm that this 2005 source is where I got the name: Hope that helps! Bob the WikipediaN ( talk We should be using the common name that is currently most prevalent in available sources (newspaper or magazine articles, popular books, etc.), and citing those sources. But he also raises the point that the name "desert crocodile" is not cited. He needs to publish the argument for this name in a verifiable source before it can be used on Wikipedia. Regards, SunCreator ( talk) 13:57, 25 April 2012 (UTC) Even if (especially if) he is the scientist in question, this would qualify as original research. Thanks! elektrik SHOOS ( talk) 06:43, 25 April 2012 (UTC) Asking User:Bob the Wikipedian as he made the initial redirect to the desert crocodile naming. I'm not an expert in the field so I thought this WikiProject would be better place to ask a second opinion on the matter. I'm a bit skeptical but I'm assuming good faith, so I advised him to bring it here. He left me a note a few days later on my talk page, explaining that he is the scientist most of the article is based on, that the species is a relatively recent discovery the name hasn't yet been settled on, and that "desert crocodile" is rather arbitrary anyway. I reverted the edits, with a note advising the user about the verifiability policy on Wikipedia. 
contribs) changed every instance of "desert crocodile" in the above article to "West African crocodile" without explanation.Earlier this month, a user by the name of Mecistops ( talk
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