Also, the scientific name of the Western lowland gorilla is gorilla gorilla gorilla. You’d say it as G. g. gorilla.
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Vulpes vulpes vulpes is another one, I'm gonna guess that all these triple names are from the eighteenth century, when the dude said this subspecies is the regular one so I'll keep repeating the name to make it clear. Like vulgaris in plants.
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Rattus R. Rattus has some real Chuck E. Cheese energy.
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Rat^3^
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Similarly, the Eurasian Brown Bear is Ursus Arctos Arctos (U. a. arctos) which just means Bear Bear Bear in Latin and Ancient Greek, respectively 😄
This seems like a fact that John Oliver would bring up.
Saying its name trice is a summoning chant, which may have worked a bit too well. You should check your house just in case.
Crucially, I forgot to note the taxonomist who described it:
I had Fire Salamanders for a long time and their scientific name was Salamandra salamandra salamandra (or S. s. salamandra)
If this isn't yet a death metal song, it should be.
Once. Twice. Three times a rattus.
The rat so nice they named it thrice!
Nevil Maskelyne would appreciate this
Gorilla gorilla gorilla as well
Rat in a dollhouse always cheers me up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bYbLv20Q0I
Offhand I think that be the case for every/most type species.
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Rattus Norvegus (common brown rat) was named by that Norwegian Linnaeus guy who came up with the Latin naming scheme for species. They are not particularly Norwegian actually.
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