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Ancylodactylus Occidentalis
''Ancylodactylus'' is a genus of diurnal (day) geckos in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Africa. Most of the species in the genus ''Ancyclodactylus'' were formerly assigned to the genus ''Cnemaspis''. Species *'' A. africanus'' (F. Werner, 1895) – African gecko *'' A. alantika'' ( Bauer, Chirio, Ineich & LeBreton, 2006) *'' A. barbouri'' ( Perret, 1986) – Barbour's gecko *'' A. chyuluensis'' Malonza & Bauer, 2022 *'' A. dickersonae'' (Schmidt, 1919) – Dickerson's forest gecko, four-lined forest gecko *'' A. dilepis'' (Perret, 1963) – two-scaled gecko *'' A. elgonensis'' ( Loveridge, 1936) – Mount Elgon forest gecko *'' A. gigas'' (Perret, 1986) – Perret's Nigeria gecko, giant forest gecko *'' A. kenyaensis'' Malonza & Bauer, 2022 *'' A. kituiensis'' Malonza & Bauer, 2022 *'' A. koehleri'' (Mertens, 1937) – Koehler's gecko *'' A. laikipiensis'' Malonza & Bauer, 2022 *'' A. mathewsensis'' Malonza & Bauer, 2022 *'' A. occidentalis'' (Angel, 1943) � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenz Müller
Lorenz Müller (18 February 1868 in Mainz – 1 February 1953 in Munich) was a German herpetologist. Professor Lorenz Müller was known for his studies on the Balearic Islands species of the genus ''Podarcis'' (wall lizards) during the 1920s, in which he described several new subspecies, including the now extinct Ratas Island lizard, ''Podarcis lilfordi rodriquezi''. Together with his colleague Professor Robert Mertens he made several studies about European amphibians and reptiles. Lorenz Müller died at 84 from a bronchitis Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi (large and medium-sized airways) in the lungs that causes coughing. Bronchitis usually begins as an infection in the nose, ears, throat, or sinuses. The infection then makes its way down to the bronchi. .... A species of South American lizard, '' Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri'', is named in his honor. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancylodactylus Barbouri
''Ancylodactylus barbouri'', also known commonly as Barbour's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania. Etymology The specific name, ''barbouri'', is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Cnemaspis barbouri'', p. 16). Geographic range ''A. barbouri'' is found in the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania. www.reptile-database.org. Reproduction ''A. barbouri'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Perret J-L (1986). "''Révision des espèces africaines de genre ''Cnemaspis'' Strauch, sous-genre ''Ancylodactylus'' Müller (Lacertilia, Gekkonidae), avec la description de quatre espèces nouvelles'' Revision of the African species of the genus ''Cnemaspis'' Strauch, subgenus ''Ancylodactylus'' Müller (Lacertilia, Gekkonidae), with the description of four new species. ''Revue su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mertens
Robert Friedrich Wilhelm Mertens (1 December 1894 – 23 August 1975) was a German herpetologist. Several taxa of reptiles are named after him.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii. ("Mertens", p. 176; "Robert", p. 223; "Robert Mertens", p. 223). He postulated Mertensian mimicry. Mertens was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He moved to Germany in 1912, where he earned a doctorate in zoology from the University of Leipzig in 1915. During World War I, he served in the German army. Mertens worked at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt for many years, beginning as an assistant in 1919, and retiring as director emeritus in 1960. He also became a lecturer at Goethe University Frankfurt in 1932, and became a Professor there in 1939. Both jobs provided him with ample time for extensive travel and the study of lizards. He collected specimens in 30 countries. During World War II, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancylodactylus Koehleri
Koehler's gecko (''Ancylodactylus koehleri)'' is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Central Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''koehleri'', is in honor of Max Köhler who collected the holotype. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Cnemaspis koehleri'', p. 144). Geographic range ''A. koehleri'' is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, and also in Gabon and Nigeria. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''A. koehleri'' is forest, at altitudes of . Reproduction ''A. koehleri'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that reproduce by depositing fertilized zygotes outside the body (i.e., by laying or spawning) in metabolically independent incubation organs known as eggs, which nurture the embryo into moving offsprings kno .... References Further reading * Chirio, Laurent; LeBreton, Matthew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancylodactylus Kituiensis
''Ancylodactylus kituiensis'' is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. .... References Endemic fauna of Kenya Ancylodactylus Reptiles described in 2022 Reptiles of Kenya Endangered fauna of Africa {{gekkonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancylodactylus Kenyaensis
''Ancylodactylus kenyaensis'' is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. .... References Endemic fauna of Kenya Ancylodactylus Reptiles described in 2022 Reptiles of Kenya Endangered fauna of Africa {{gekkonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancylodactylus Gigas
''Ancylodactylus gigas'', also known as Perret's Nigeria gecko or giant forest gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, .... References Endemic fauna of Nigeria Ancylodactylus Reptiles described in 1986 {{Gekkonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Loveridge
Arthur Loveridge (28 May 1891 – 16 February 1980) was a British people, British biologist and Herpetology, herpetologist who wrote about animals of East Africa, particularly Tanzania, and of New Guinea. He gave Binomial nomenclature, scientific names to several gecko species in those regions. Life Arthur Loveridge was born in Penarth, Wales, and was interested in natural history from childhood. He gained experience with the National Museum Cardiff, National Museum of Wales and Manchester Museum before becoming the curator of the Nairobi Museum (now the National Museums of Kenya, National Museum of Kenya) in 1914. During World War I, WW1, he joined the King's African Rifles#First World War, East African Mounted Rifles, later returning to the museum to build up the collections. He then became an assistant game warden in Tanganyika (territory), Tanganyika. In 1924, he joined the Museum of Comparative Zoology in the grounds of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancylodactylus Elgonensis
The Mount Elgon forest gecko (''Ancylodactylus elgonensis'') is a species of gecko endemic to Kenya and Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the .... References Ancylodactylus Reptiles described in 1936 {{Gekkonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancylodactylus Dilepis
The two-scaled gecko (''Ancylodactylus dilepis'') is a species of gecko endemic to Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2980836 Endemic fauna of Cameroon dilepis Reptiles described in 1963 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Patterson Schmidt
Karl Patterson Schmidt (June 19, 1890 – September 26, 1957) was an American herpetologist. Family Schmidt was the son of George W. Schmidt and Margaret Patterson Schmidt. George W. Schmidt was a German professor, who, at the time of Karl Schmidt's birth, was teaching in Lake Forest, Illinois. His family left the city in 1907 and settled in Wisconsin. They worked on a farm near Stanley, Wisconsin, where his mother and his younger brother died in a fire on August 7, 1935. The brother, Franklin J. W. Schmidt, had been prominent in the then-new field of wildlife management. Karl Schmidt married Margaret Wightman in 1919, and they had two sons, John and Robert. Education In 1913, Schmidt entered Cornell University to study biology and geology. In 1915, he discovered his preference for herpetology during a four-month training course at the Perdee Oil Company in Louisiana. In 1916, he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts and made his first geological expedition to Santo Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancylodactylus Dickersonae
''Ancylodactylus dickersonae'', also known commonly as Dickerson's forest gecko, Dickerson's gecko, and the four-lined forest gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''dickersonae'', is in honor of American herpetologist Mary Cynthia Dickerson. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Cnemaspis dickersonae'', p. 72). Geographic range ''A. dickersonae'' is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''A. dickersonae'' is forest, at elevations of . Reproduction ''A. dickersonae'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Malonza PK, Bauer AM (2022). "Resurrection of the African gecko genus ''Ancyclodactylus'' Müller, 1907 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) and description of six new species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |