In response to David's linked article, you may be interested in the
original Kaiser et al article in Herpetological Review from 2013 (
http://www.markoshea.info/downloads/Kaiser-et-al-2013.pdf). The article
details some of the 'justification' behind Hoser's taxonomy..
"A Few Bad Scientists Are Threatening to Topple Taxonomy"Naming species
forms the foundation of biology—but these rogue researchers are exposing
the flaws in the system"
Read more:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-big-ugly-problem-heart-of-taxonomy-180964629/#iUW6bWdGpAtMRxCK.99
