Found this webpage...

[jt39565]

I'm not really sure if this is the correct forum or not, so I apologize if its wrong.
http://www.atshq.org/articles/beechwp1.html

This has a listing of how to pronounce most of the scientific names for T's & scorps.

 

[killy]

So THAT'S how it's pronounced!

Now all we need is a key to the pronunciation of common names. KIDDING!

This key should nip many future pronunciation arguments in the bud.

 

[forhorsmn]

Fantastic Now I can at least sound like I know what I'm talking about LOL Thanks for the post.

 

[killy]

I'm bummed, however, because A. juruenicola is not mentioned, and I want to know how to pronounce it. I'm picking one up at the Bug Fair this weekend and I'd like to sound half-way literate when I approach Ken the Bug Guy for the "bud-drop." (And of course for when I casually mention it at tea with the Duchess ...)

I'm going with "joor-oo-en-EE-ko-lah" ... am I right?

 

[Formerphobe]

Ken is cool. Just ask him how it's pronounced. No dumb questions.

Well... yeah there really are some dumb questions out there, but that is not one of them.

And you may find that different people from different cultural or educational backgrounds pronounce the same biological names different ways. i.e.- tow-may-tows, tow-mah-tows, etc.

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I used this list as a basis and added the most popular common names, country/area of origin and a bit about each species: lifestyle, temperament, keeping recommendations, etc to create a personal study guide. (I'm a little OCD...)

 

[killy]

And you may find that different people from different cultural or educational backgrounds pronounce the same biological names different ways. i.e.- tow-may-tows, tow-mah-tows, etc.

Then why do people get so annoyed when I pronounce "pulchripes" "or-ee-oh-stree-AH-tuh" ? :?

 

[paassatt]

This exact same link is already posted in xhexdx's "Quick Reference Guide to Answer Common Questions" sticky located in the questions and discussions forum. It's the fifth one down.

http://arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=145454

 

[Jerm357]

Check out this list... You can actually hear what alot of the names sound like.

 

[killy]

Check out this list... You can actually hear what alot of the names sound like.

Well, I'm disappointed that, yet again, I'm stymied on the juruenicola pronunciation, but at least this list does label the "golden-knee" as Grammostola AUREOSTRIATA ! Are we getting "aureostriata" back, or will I be further disappointed to find out that this list pre-dates the name change to "pulchripes"?

 

[jt39565]

@ Jerm357 - Thats the page I have been looking for! Thanks for posting that.

 

[JTC5150]

YES!Itis peeso not pokieotheria.Thanks!

 

[Formerphobe]

Then why do people get so annoyed when I pronounce "pulchripes" "or-ee-oh-stree-AH-tuh" ?

Along the same lines as the Smithsonian spelling Brachypelma: E-u-a-t-h-l-u-s

YES!Itis peeso not pokieotheria.Thanks!

>>scratching head...<< Except the verbalization on this list:

Check out this list... You can actually hear what alot of the names sound like.

pronounces it poke uh luh...