User blog comment:Aandrew07/Tri's second anniversary! (Among other things)/@comment-1758220-20120423010239/@comment-4212769-20120426095119

@Lord Loss: You may be right but we will see it when/if it comes out in the west. However copper and emerald can be referred as colors as well (copper-red, copper (brown-red); emerald-green) although Terra is another case in which you may be right but can also be referred as earth-colored (Terra lat. = Earth for those who don't know; although it's orange)

@Tigrexwrath: I can agree it isn't very creative but why should it be pointless? At least it describes the appearance of the monster. You can say "Yeah, that's a Green Nargacuga." and everyone will know which monster it is. Lord Loss's suggestion is kind of bad (sry) because both Nargacugas live in the forest so it may be not so clear although his other ideas can also be recognized. But the color is the first thing you see and the first possibility to differ the subspecies.

@both: You are right and I am right when you associate them with real animals. Subspecies trivial names are called after habitat, behavior, special characteristics/patterns but also color itself. So no one is false. But is the habitat (Forest Nargacuga) and the abilities (Lightning/Thunder Gigginox) really more creative? I have to admit that Hell Jinouga, Abyssal Lagiacrus and Emperor Ceadeus are creative.

Didn't mean to insult or offend anyone. ^^ Only my opinion.