User blog comment:V8668/Subspecies Discussion/@comment-4555457-20111125031724/@comment-60.230.0.17-20111125032557

The 3rd Gen subspecies are called " Subspecies", only because there has not yet been a Western release for a 3rd Gen game which has Subspecies. The Japanese name for any monster's Subspecies (with the exception of those with more than one sub, such as Silver Rathalos and Gold Rathian) literally translates to " Subspecies". i.e. Green Plesioth would have been referred to as "Plesioth Subspecies" before the localisation of Freedom 1.