Fei Liang ( zh, 费梁; 1936 – 4 June 2022) was a Chinese herpetologist.
Biography
Fei was admitted to
Sichuan Agricultural University
Sichuan Agricultural University is a National university, national Public university, public Agriculture, agricultural university in Ya'an, Sichuan with two Satellite campus, satellite campuses in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Emphasizing on agricultu ...
in 1956 where he majored in animal husbandry. After graduating in 1961, he began working for the , where he began research on amphibians. He started as an assistant to amphibian research experts and , but began leading a team of researchers in 1980 alongside his wife, . In total, he discovered over 126 new species.
Fei Liang died in
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
on 4 June 2022.
References
1936 births
2022 deaths
Chinese herpetologists
Sichuan Agricultural University alumni
People from Chengdu
Date of birth missing
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