pallidicinctus

Pallidicinctus is a Latin adjectival epithet used in the scientific names of several animal species. The term derives from pallidus, meaning pale, and cinctus, meaning girded or banded. As a specific epithet, pallidicinctus is not a standalone taxon but appears in the binomial names of organisms within different genera, indicating a pale banding or pale coloration pattern observed in the species.

In zoological nomenclature, such descriptive epithets are common and can recur across unrelated lineages. Therefore, encountering pallidicinctus in a taxonomic name does not identify a single organism; the genus name paired with the epithet is required to determine the exact taxon. The use of descriptive epithets like pallidicinctus reflects traditional practices in taxonomy aimed at communicating observable morphological features.

For researchers and readers, pallidicinctus serves as a reminder to parse scientific names into genus and species epithet to locate the precise taxon. When needed, consult taxonomic databases or the original species descriptions to confirm the full binomial, the genus, and the characteristic described by the epithet.