"Nomen Scientificum Creaturae Mudkip" "A Scientific Name for the Mudkip" What about a scientific name for a mudkip? How about: Hydroscirtetes amabilis Hydroscirtetes is a Latinized Greek-derived compound that comes from Greek ὕδωρ [ hydor ] "water," combining form ὑδρο- [ hydro- ] + σκιρτητής [ skirtetes ] "skipper." Amabilis is Latin and it means "likable," or in the case of the mudkip, "liek-able." It does make sense, eh? read more