Eugênio Izecksohn (1932 – June 2013) was a

Brazilian Brazilian commonly refers to: * Something of, from or relating to Brazil * Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil * Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent Brazilian may also ...

herpetologist Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning " reptile" or "creeping animal") is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and r ...

."Eugênio Izecksohn, especialista em anfíbios, morre aos 81 anos"
''O Globo'' (June 4, 2013). (In

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). Izecksohn graduated from ''

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'' in 1953. Among others, he discovered and scientifically described the flea frog ''

Brachycephalus didactylus The Brazilian gold frog (''Brachycephalus didactylus''), also known as Izecksohn's toad or flea-frog, is a very small species of frogs in the family Brachycephalidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and is known from the central part of the ...

'', one of the smallest frogs in the world. Several

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have been named in honour of him, mostly frogs like the tiny '' B. izecksohni'', and the extremely rare—if not already extinct—''

Bokermannohyla izecksohni ''Bokermannohyla izecksohni'', also known as Izecksohn's treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to São Paulo state, Brazil. It was already considered possibly extinct in 2004, but three living frogs were discovered ...

'', but also a few from other groups like the fish ''

Xenurolebias ''Xenurolebias'' is a genus of fish in the family Rivulidae. These annual killifish are endemic to temporary pools in the Atlantic forest near the coast in southeast Bahia and Espírito Santo, Brazil.Costa, W.J.E.M. & Amorim, P.F. (2014): Integra ...

izecksohni'' and the bat ''

Myotis izecksohni ''Myotis izecksohni'' is a species of mouse-eared bat that is endemic to Brazil and Argentina. Taxonomy ''M. izecksohni'' was described as a new species in 2011. The holotype had been collected in 2005 in Tinguá Biological Reserve. The eponym ...

''.

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Brazilian herpetologists 1932 births 2013 deaths {{Brazil-scientist-stub