Rules Of Binomial Nomenclature. The rules of the nomenclature have been formulated by the international commission on zoological nomenclature in 1898 which was formed by the international zoological congress. The names should be derived or adopted from the latin language.

There are some specific rules for certain naming situations, but below is a summary of the major ones. The second part is the name of species and is called specific name. All the names of the scientific organisms are usually latin.