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Storeria
''Storeria'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to North America and Central America. The genus consists of five species, four of which are known as brown snakes, and one of which is known as the redbelly snake. Geographic range Species in the genus ''Storeria'' are found in the eastern half of the United States and southern Canada and range south through Mexico and northern Central America. Etymology The genus is named in honor of American physician and naturalist David Humphreys Storer (1804–1891). Description As their common names imply, most snakes of the genus ''Storeria'' are a variant of brown in color. The brown can vary depending on locale, to be almost a brick red in color, to nearly black. They sometimes have a lighter-colored stripe down the center of the back, and small black blotches along the body, and just behind the head. The underside is usually lighter brown-colored, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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David Humphreys Storer
David Humphreys Storer (March 26, 1804 – September 10, 1891) was an American physician and naturalist. He served as dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard Medical School from 1855 to 1864. He identified numerous fish species and published on the reptiles and fishes of New England. He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1872. The Colubridae, colubrid snake genus ''Storeria'' is named in his honor.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Storer", p. 255). Physician and anti-abortion activist Horatio Storer (1830–1922) and chemist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and dean of the Bussey Institution at Harvard University Francis Humphreys Storer (1832–1914) are his sons. Species descriptions Among the fish he described are: *The tessellated darter ''(Etheostoma olmstedi)'' *The yellowtail flounder ''(Limanda fer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |