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Phrynocephalus Theobaldi
''Phrynocephalus theobaldi'' (common names: Theobald's toad-headed agama, snow lizard, and others) is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Agamidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Asia. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''theobaldi'', is in honor of British naturalist William Theobald.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Phrynocephalus theobaldi'', p. 264). Geographic range ''P. theobaldi'' is found in eastern Turkestan, India (Kashmir and Ladakh), Nepal and western China (Xinjiang and southern Tibet). Its Type locality (biology), type locality is "Lake Tso Moriri" = Tsho-marari, Rupshu, Ladakh. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''P. theobaldi'' are desert, grassland, and shrubland. Reproduction ''P. theobaldi'' is Viviparity, viviparous. References Further reading *Barabanov, Andrei; Ananjeva, Natalia; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Blyth
Edward Blyth (23 December 1810 – 27 December 1873) was an English zoologist who worked for most of his life in India as a curator of zoology at the museum of the Asiatic Society of India in Calcutta. Blyth was born in London in 1810. In 1841 he travelled to India to become the curator of the museum of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal. He set about updating the museum's catalogues, publishing a ''Catalogue of the Birds of the Asiatic Society'' in 1849. He was prevented from doing much fieldwork himself, but received and described bird specimens from A.O. Hume, Samuel Tickell, Robert Swinhoe and others. He remained as curator until 1862, when ill-health forced his return to England. His ''Natural History of the Cranes'' was published posthumously in 1881. Avian species bearing his name include Blyth's hornbill, Blyth's leaf warbler, Blyth's hawk-eagle, Blyth's olive bulbul, Blyth's parakeet, Blyth's frogmouth, Blyth's reed warbler, Blyth's rosefinch, Blyth's shrike- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
