common names not correctly displayed

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I have noticed that for several species of snakes the common names are not correct one example is the Northern Watersnake (as iNaturalilst shows it) but it is usually Northern Water Snake in most herp related writings. also, Eastern Milksnake is Eastern Milk Snake. just thought I'd point that out.

[bouteloua]

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There is no set authority for common names on iNaturalist but for what it's worth,The Reptile Database, iNaturalist's authority on scientific names for reptiles, does call them eastern milksnakes and many other sites do have milk and snake conjoined e.g.

http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lampropeltis&species=triangulum

http://www.journalofherpetology.org/doi/abs/10.1670/16-087

http://wwx.inhs.illinois.edu/collections/herps/data/ilspecies/la_triangu/

TRD does separate water and snake for Nerodia http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Nerodia&species=sipedon

Though many other sources, at a quick glance, do have the names joined, though separated seems to be more common.

http://wwx.inhs.illinois.edu/collections/herps/data/ilspecies/ne_sipedon/

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vincent_Cobb/publication/314145259_Effects_of_Moderate_Food_Deprivation_on_Plasma_Corticosterone_and_Blood_Metabolites_in_Common_Watersnakes_Nerodia_sipedon/links/59a47450aca272a6461bc3fe/Effects-of-Moderate-Food-Deprivation-on-Plasma-Corticosterone-and-Blood-Metabolites-in-Common-Watersnakes-Nerodia-sipedon.pdf

http://canadianherpetology.ca/species/species_page.html?cname=Northern%20Watersnake

https://srelherp.uga.edu/snakes/nersip.htm

I wouldn't call them "incorrect," possibly just less frequently in use in certain parts of the world or among certain groups of people.

cassi