Many of these descriptive names have a very long history, often preceding Carl Linnaeus.
The species was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1770.
He also produced a two volume biography of Carl Linnaeus (1903).
It was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.
It was described and named by Carl Linnaeus in 1781.
It was originally described and published by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.
The giraffe was one of the many species first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1762.
This moth was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.