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Cynisca (lizard)
''Cynisca'' is a genus in the Family (biology), family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. 20 species are placed in this genus. Species *''Cynisca bifrontalis'' - French Congo worm lizard *''Cynisca chirioi'' *''Cynisca degrysi'' - Sierra Leone worm lizard *''Cynisca feae'' - ugly worm lizard *''Cynisca gansi'' *''Cynisca haugi'' - Haug's worm lizard *''Cynisca ivoirensis'' *''Cynisca kigomensis'' *''Cynisca kraussi'' - Ghana worm lizard *''Cynisca leonina'' - Los Archipelago worm lizard *''Cynisca leucura'' - coast worm lizard *''Cynisca liberiensis'' - Liberia worm lizard *''Cynisca manei'' *''Cynisca muelleri'' *''Cynisca nigeriensis'' *''Cynisca oligopholis'' - Cassine River worm lizard *''Cynisca rouxae'' *''Cynisca schaeferi'' - Cameroon worm lizard *''Cynisca senegalensis'' *''Cynisca williamsi'' ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclature, binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Marie Constant Duméril
André Marie Constant Duméril (1 January 1774 – 14 August 1860) was a French zoologist. He was professor of anatomy at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1801 to 1812, when he became professor of herpetology and ichthyology. His son Auguste Duméril was also a zoologist. Life André Marie Constant Duméril was born on 1 January 1774 in Amiens and died on 14 August 1860 in Paris. He became a doctor at a young age, obtaining, at 19 years, the ''prévot'' of anatomy at the medical school of Rouen. In 1800, he left for Paris and collaborated in the drafting of the comparative anatomy lessons of Georges Cuvier. He replaced Cuvier at the Central School of the Panthéon and had, as his colleague, Alexandre Brongniart. In 1801, he gave courses to the medical school of Paris. Under the ''Restauration'', he was elected a member of the Académie des Sciences (French Academy of Sciences) and after 1803 succeeded Lacépède, who was occupied by his political offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |