sindicus
Sindicus is a Latin adjective used in biological nomenclature to indicate a connection with the Sindh region in South Asia, now part of present-day Pakistan. In zoological and botanical names, it may appear as a species epithet or subspecies epithet, typically implying that the type specimen originated from Sindh or that the species was first described from that region. The epithet is not a definitive statement about current distribution and can reflect historical collection data, the location of the type specimen, or the locality associated with the describer.
Etymology and grammar: Sindicus derives from Sindh with the standard Latin adjectival suffix -icus, meaning “pertaining
Usage notes: Geographic epithets such as sindicus are common across animalia and botany and can appear at
Notes on related epithets: Sindicus is distinct from indicus, which denotes India more generally. The choice