Scientific Names

All living things living on Earth have their own scientific names. Scientific names have two main parts, the first part is capitalized and identifies the genus that the living thing belongs to, the second part starts from a in small letter and tells the specie that the living thing belongs to. Scientific names determine any relationship between organisms.Scientific names are usually italicized.

Here are some scientific names of living things on Earth :

                                   
Dog                                                                                    
Canis fimiliaris




Crab
Ocypode ceratophthaimus




Peach
Prunus persica




Human beings
Homo sapiens



Frog
Rana tigrina



Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis



Leather back turtle
Dermochelys coriacea 



Iguana
Iguana iguana