Mykola Mykolaiovych Szczerbak (also Nikolai Nikolayevich, also Shcherbak; ; 31 October 1927 – 27 January 1998) was a Ukrainian

zoologist Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the structure, embryology, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems. Zoology is one ...

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, a prolific

herpetologist Herpetology (from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, salamanders, and caecilians (Gymnophiona)) and reptiles (in ...

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of the

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Described species of reptiles

*'' Darevskia lindholmi'' *'' Eremias kopetdaghica'' *'' Eremias andersoni'' *'' Tenuidactylus turcmenicus'' *'' Teratoscincus rustamowi'' *'' Altiphylax levitoni'' *'' Altiphylax mintoni'' *'' Altiphylax tokobajevi'' *'' Eremias afghanistanica'' *''

Gekko badenii The golden gecko (''Gekko badenii)'', also known commonly as Baden's Pacific gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Vietnam. Etymology The specific name, ''badenii'', refers to '' Núi Bà Đen'' (Black ...

'' *'' Cyrtodactylus paradoxus''

Species of reptiles named in honor of Prof. Szczerbak

*'' Darevskia szczerbaki'' *'' Alsophylax szczerbaki'' *'' Eremias szczerbaki'' *'' Emydocephalus szczerbaki''

References

Memorial websiteTo the 80 anniversary - biography (2007)
* ttps://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=naQ1JPUAAAAJ Citations in Google Scholar Members of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 20th-century Ukrainian zoologists Soviet zoologists Herpetologists 1927 births 1998 deaths {{zoologist-stub