I get that their general locations often appear in species names (African Elephant, Mexican Jay, Texas Spiny Lizard), but for species I know living in Texas, I notice Carolina really seems to punch above its weight in this regard. Off the top of my head I can think of the wren, anole, wolf spider, c…

Why do so many species have "Carolina" in their common name?

cmcheatle August 5, 2019, 1:01pm 2

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