Agkistrodon Howardgloydi
''Agkistrodon howardgloydi'' is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper (Crotalinae), that is endemic to Central America. It is most commonly called castellana,Conant, R. 1984. ''A new subspecies of the pit viper Agkistrodon bilineatus (Reptilia: Viperidae) from Central America.'' Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 97: 135-141.Gloyd, H. K., and R. Conant. 1990. ''Snakes of the Agkistrodon Complex: A Monographic Review.'' Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Contributions in Herpetology, Number 6. Ithaca, New York, USA. Savage, J. M. 2002. ''The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica, A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas.'' University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. xx, 934 pp. but it has also been called the southern cantil,Porras, L.W., L. D. Wilson, G. W. Schuett, R. S. Reiserer. 2013. ''A taxonomic reevaluation and conservation assessment of the common cantil, Agkistrodon bilineatus (Squamata: Viperidae): a race against time ...
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Roger Conant (herpetologist)
Roger Conant (May 6, 1909 – December 19, 2003) was an American herpetologist, author, educator and conservationist. He was Director Emeritus of the Philadelphia Zoo and adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico. He wrote one of the first comprehensive field guides for North American reptiles in 1958 entitled: ''A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America'', in the Peterson Field Guide series. Biography Born in Mamaroneck, New York, Conant lost his father when he was young. When he was a teenager he took a job at a local zoo to help his mother make ends meet, which, along with participating in the Boy Scouts of America, began his lifelong passion for reptiles. He was the first Eagle Scout in Monmouth County Council, New Jersey in 1924. He moved to Toledo, Ohio in 1929 and worked as Curator of Reptiles, and later General Curator at the Toledo Zoo from 1929 to 1935. In 1935 he returned to Philadelphia and became the Curator of Reptiles at th ...
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