Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Malaclemys terrapin maximus

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The result was delete. joe decker ^{talk to me} 16:26, 13 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Malaclemys terrapin maximus[edit]

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This turtle subspecies is not in the December 2010 IUCN turtle checklist or in the extensive synonyms list(2007) and extant turtles would be in one or the other somewhere. The claim of discovery attributed to Jonathan Tucker (scientist) does not show in his bio, nothing in Google scholar. Appears to be mistake, myth or hoax. The two refs in the article at present refer only to the species or the genius and make no reference to this subspecies. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 12:25, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. —Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 12:41, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as a hoax per the excellent reasoning in the nomination and the views of two participants at WikiProject Turtles.--Pontificalibus (talk) 18:31, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. I'm unable to find any reliable sources discussing this supposed subspecies. Deor (talk) 21:15, 7 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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