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Andinosaura Petrorum
''Andinosaura petrorum'' is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Ecuador. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''petrorum'' (masculine genitive plural), is in honor of three men named Peters or Peter: German zoologist Wilhelm Peters, American herpetologist James A. Peters, and American herpetologist Peter D. Spoecker.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Riama petrorum'', p. 204). Habitat The natural habitat of ''A. petrorum'' is forest. Reproduction ''A. petrorum'' is Oviparity, oviparous. References Further reading *Tiffany M. Doan, Doan TM, Todd Adam Castoe, Castoe TA (2005). "Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of ''Neusticurus'' and ''Proctoporus'' ". ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 143: 405â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Francisco Cisneros-Heredia
Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. Etymology ''Tiago'' hypothesis Diego has long been interpreted as variant of ''Tiago'' (Brazilian Portuguese: ''Thiago''), an abbreviation of ''Santiago'', from the older ''Sant Yago'' "Saint Jacob", in English known as Saint James or as ''San-Tiago''. This has been the standard interpretation of the name since at least the 19th century, as it was reported by Robert Southey in 1808 and by Apolinar Rato y Hevia (1891). The suggestion that this identification may be a folk etymology, i.e. that ''Diego'' (and ''Didacus''; see below) may be of another origin and only later identified with ''Jacobo'', is made by Buchholtz (1894), though this possibility is judged as improbable by the author himself. ''Didacus'' hypothesis In the later 20th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |