(1894–1978) was a

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of Japanese origin. In scholarly works his name is generally romanised as "Eizi Matuda" following the "Kunrei" system.

Biography

Matuda and his wife, Miduho Kaneko de Matuda, were naturalized Mexican citizens and had five Mexico-born children.

Legacy

In 1956, a species of cactus native to Mexico was named in his honor, the ''

Mammillaria matudae ''Mammillaria'' is one of the largest genera in the cactus family ( Cactaceae), with currently 200 known species and varieties recognized. Most of the mammillaria are native to Mexico, but some come from the southwest United States, the Carib ...

''. The genus ''

Matudina ''Matudina'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: ''The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants'' vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffr ...

'' in the sunflower family is also named in his honor. Two species and one subspecies of reptiles are named in his honor: ''

Abronia matudai ''Abronia matudai'', Matuda's arboreal alligator lizard, is a species of endangered arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was originally described in 1946 by Norman Hartweg and Joseph Tihen, is endemic to Central A ...

'' (Matuda's arboreal alligator lizard), '' Anolis matudai'' (Matuda's anole), and '' Pseudelaphe flavirufa matudai'' (Matuda's ratsnake).Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Matuda", p. 171). Two frogs are named after him: ''

Craugastor matudai ''Craugastor matudai'' (common names: Matuda's robber frog, Matuda's stream frog) is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in the lower montane zone at elevations of above sea level on the Pacific versant of Mexico and Guat ...

'' (Matuda's robber frog) and ''

Plectrohyla matudai ''Plectrohyla matudai'' (common name: Matuda's spikethumb frog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found along the Pacific slopes from southeastern Oaxaca, Mexico, through Chiapas and south-central Guatemala (Las Nubes range); also ...

'' (Matuda's spikethumb frog).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matuda, Eizi 1894 births 1978 deaths Mexican scientists Japanese emigrants to Mexico Mexican people of Japanese descent Naturalized citizens of Mexico