It seems there is no pronounceable real official species beginning
with an I, like Galapagos for G?
My nomination:
:: Indigo Inagua - indigo
Short and simple enough to call.
Inagua is an island not that far away from Galapagos islands:
http://goo.gl/maps/LiJCs
Iguana sounds nice but those are lizards.
-1 for everything with a comma or what can result in iTurtle. Yes,
I'll miss the Asimov reference, too.
2013/1/14 Ken Conley <
kwc@kwc.org>:
> Incognito Iguana
>
> (Just to show there are no rules)
>
> On Jan 13, 2013 7:41 PM, "Tully Foote" <tfoote@willowgarage.com> wrote:
>>
>> With ROS Groovy Galapagos out the door and plans getting underway for
>> Hydro Medusa, it's time to start brainstorming the full name for I Turtle.
>>
>> As past names have shown, there are no rules to this process.
>>
>> Please provide suggestions and comments.
>>
>> -- Your friendly ROS naming committee
>>
>> Past names and codenames:
>> Boxturtle -- boxturtle
>> C Turtle -- cturtle
>> Diamondback -- diamondback
>> Electric Emys -- electric
>> Fuerte -- fuerte
>> Groovy Galapagos -- groovy
>> Hydro Medusa -- hydro
>>
>>
>> Our usual starting points are these two lists, I've collated them below:
>>
>> http://www.meetup.com/Turtle/messages/boards/thread/1619913
>> http://www.chelonia.org/byspecies.htm
>>
>> Impressed tortoise: Manouria impressa (Testudinidae)
>> Inagua slider: Trachemys stejnegeri malonei (Emydidae)
>> Indian black turtle: Melanochelys trijuga (Geoemydidae)
>> Indian eyed turtle: Morenia petersi (Geoemydidae)
>> Indian roofed turtle: Kachuga tecta (Geoemydidae)
>> Indian roofed turtle: Pangshura tecta (Geoemydidae)
>> Indian softshell turtle: Aspideretes gangeticus (Trionychidae)
>> Indian spotted turtle: Geoclemys hamiltonii (Geoemydidae)
>> Indian star tortoise: Geochelone elegans (Testudinidae)
>> Indian tent turtle: Kachuga tentoria tentoria (Geoemydidae)
>> Indian tent turtle: Pangshura tentoria tentoria (Geoemydidae)
>>
>> Indotestudo elongata - Elongated Tortoise
>> Indotestudo forstenii - Forsten's Tortoise
>> Indotestudo travancorica - Travancore Tortoise
>>
>>
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