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What are the rules of Nomenclature?

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Rules of Nomenclature :
1. The scientific name should be italicized in printed form and if handwritten, it should be underlined separately.
2. The generic name's (Genus) first alphabet should be in uppercase.
3. The specific name (species) should be in lowercase.
4. The scientific names of any two organisms are not similar.
5. The name or abbreviated name of the scientist who first publishes the scientific name may be written after the species name along with the year of publication.
6. Eg: Lion-Felis leo Linn., 1758 or Felis leo L., 1758.
7. If the species name is framed after any person's name the name of the species shall end with i, ii, or are.
8. Eg: A new species of a ground-dwelling lizard (Cyrtodactylus) has been discovered and named after Scientist Varad Giri, Cyrtodactylus varadgiri.
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