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Antwerp Edgar Pratt
Antwerp Edgar Pratt FRGS (6 March 1852 - 4 January 1924) was a Victorian naturalist, explorer, author, and renowned collector of plants, insects, and other animals. Species named for Pratt include three mammals and two reptiles. Two of his sons and a nephew were also collectors. Biography Pratt was born on 6 March 1852 on the Isle of Wight in England to Charles, a grocer, and Ann Pratt. He had two elder siblings, Florence and Vienna. He married Alice Mary Spanner in 1882 and they had six children, four sons and two daughters. Felix Pratt and Charles Pratt followed their father and became successful insect collectors. His other sons Henry and Joseph also made important contributions to science. He was a member of the Royal Geographical Society and in 1891 he received the Gill Memorial Award for the encouragement of geographical research in early career researchers who have shown great potential. In the same year he visited Tibet and China. In China his activities were treated wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fellow Of The Royal Geographical Society
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Pratt's Vole
Pratt's vole (''Eothenomys chinensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mount Emei, Sichuan, China. It was named in 1891 for Antwerp Edgar Pratt. References *Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Eothenomys Rodents of China Mammals described in 1891 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Endemic fauna of Sichuan {{Arvicolinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From The Isle Of Wight
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1920 Deaths
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1852 Births
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Delias Pratti
''Delias pratti'' is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. The type was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1909. It is found in Papua New Guinea, the type location is the Foja Mountains. The wingspan is about 50 mm. The forewings and hindwings are black, the forewings are without markings and the hindwings have an inner white area between the cell and inner margin and between the base and outer margin to vein four. , delias-butterflies.com, retrieved May 2015 See also *Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some va ...
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Troides Prattorum
''Troides prattorum'', the Buru Opalescent Birdwing, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Buru in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It is commercially bred, but supplies of this butterfly are sporadic, so it is still very rare in collections. Related species ''Troides prattorum'' is a member of the ''Troides aeacus'' species group. The members of this clade are: *''Troides aeacus'' C. & R. Felder, 1860 *''Troides magellanus'' (C. & R. Felder, 1862) *''Troides minos'' (Cramer, 779 *''Troides rhadamantus'' (Lucas, 1835) *''Troides dohertyi'' (Rippon, 1893) *''Troides prattorum'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1922) References ARKivePhotos and more information *Ohya, Takashi,1980) ''Troides prattorum''. ''Rhopalocerists' Magazine'' 4(4):5-10, plate. *Kurt Rumbucher; Béla von Knötgen, 1999 Part.6, Papilionidae. 3, Troides. 1 ''aeacus''- group in Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Eds. ''Butterflies of the World'' Keltern: Goecke & Evers 1999. External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiny Ceram Rat
The spiny Ceram rat (''Rattus feliceus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Seram, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ..., which it is named after. References * Rattus Rats of Asia Endemic fauna of Indonesia Rodents of Indonesia Mammals described in 1920 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rattus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceram Bandicoot
The Seram bandicoot (''Rhynchomeles prattorum''), also known as the Seram Island long-nosed bandicoot, is a member of the order (biology), order Peramelemorphia that is endemic to the island of Seram in Indonesia. It is the only species in the genus ''Rhynchomeles''. Description It was named by Oldfield Thomas for Charles, Felix and Joseph Pratt, the three brothers who collected the specimens. The species was described from a collection of seven specimens, made in 1920 on the Indonesian island of Seram, the only record of its existence. It is classified as an endangered species on the Red List of the IUCN, due to its narrow distribution range and noted as data deficient. Conservation of the species, if extant, is threatened by clearing of lower altitude forests near its type locality. The introduction of pigs, dogs, and other feral animals could cause a decline in population. The collection of the biological type, type specimens was made in tropical upper montane forest, in Manuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Acouchi
The green acouchi (''Myoprocta pratti'') is a species of rodent in the acouchi genus, part of the family Dasyproctidae. It is found in western Amazon biome, Amazonia, west of the Rios Rio Negro (Amazon), Negro and Madeira River, Madeira, in northwestern List of mammals of Brazil, Brazil, northeastern List of mammals of Peru, Peru, eastern List of mammals of Ecuador, Ecuador, southeastern List of mammals of Colombia, Colombia, and southern List of mammals of Venezuela, Venezuela. There is substantial variation within this range, and the Green Acouchi, as currently recognized, may contain more than one species. Because the application of the scientific name ''acouchy'', currently in use for the Red Acouchi, has historically been disputed, the name ''Myoprocta acouchy'' has sometimes been used for this species instead of ''Myoprocta pratti''.Voss, R.S., Lunde, D.P. and Simmons, N.B. 2001. Mammals of Paracou, French Guiana: a Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 2. Nonvolant spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litoria Pratti
''Litoria pratti'', commonly known as Pratt's tree frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to the Vogelkopf Peninsula, West Papua (region), West Papua, Indonesia, where the type series was collected. There are no confirmed records of this species after it was first recorded, so very little information exists on it. ''Litoria pratti'' is named after Antwerp Edgar Pratt, an explorer who collected the type series. References Litoria Endemic fauna of Indonesia Amphibians of Western New Guinea Amphibians described in 1911 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pelodryadinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphenomorphus Pratti
''Sphenomorphus pratti'' is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Geographic range ''S. pratti'' is found throughout Papua New Guinea except in savanna areas in the south. It is also found on the islands of New Britain, New Hanover Island, and Manus Island. It is found at elevations up to . Habitat The preferred habitat of ''S. pratti'' is forest. Etymology The specific name, ''pratti'', is in honor of British naturalist Antwerp Edgar Pratt who collected the type specimen In biology, a type is a particular wiktionary:en:specimen, specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached. In other words, a type is an example that serves to a ....Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Sphenomorphus pratti'', p. 211). Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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