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sondaicus

Sondaicus is a Latin adjectival species epithet used in biological nomenclature to indicate geographic origin from the Sunda Islands of Southeast Asia. It is not the name of a genus or a standalone species; rather, it forms part of a binomial name for various species whose type specimens or natural range are associated with the Sunda region. The epithet is derived from Sonda (Sunda) with the standard Latin suffix -icus, used to describe origin or relation.

In usage, sondaicus appears across taxa in animals, plants, and other organisms, reflecting the historical practice

The Sunda region, from which the epithet is derived, comprises the western part of the Indonesian archipelago,

The term is primarily a component of scientific binomials rather than a standalone taxon. It highlights geographic

of
naming
species
after
the
geographic
area
of
discovery
or
residence.
The
most
well-known
example
is
Rhinoceros
sondaicus,
the
Javan
rhinoceros.
This
species
is
native
to
the
island
of
Java
and
is
one
of
the
world’s
most
endangered
large
mammals,
with
a
historical
distribution
that
included
broader
parts
of
Southeast
Asia
but
now
limited
to
protected
areas
on
Java.
including
Sumatra,
Java,
Borneo
and
surrounding
islands,
and
serves
as
a
biogeographic
bridge
between
Asia
and
Australasia.
Etymologically,
sondaicus
reflects
the
historical
name
of
this
maritime
region,
combined
with
the
Latin
suffix
-icus
to
form
an
adjective
used
in
scientific
names.
association
in
nomenclature
and
is
one
of
several
geographic
epithets
used
in
taxonomy.