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Didynamipus
The four-digit toad or dwarf toad (''Didynamipus sjostedti'') is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Bioko (Equatorial Guinea), southwestern Cameroon, and southeastern Nigeria. It is the only species in the genus ''Didynamipus''. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name ''sjostedti'' honours Bror Yngve Sjöstedt, a Swedish entomologist and ornithologist who collected the type series. Description ''Didynamipus sjostedti'' are very small toads: males grow to and females to in snout–vent length. The snout is sharp in males but rounded in females; males also have a ridge on the top the snout that gives it an upturned appearance. The Tympanum (anatomy), tympanum is absent. The hands and feet are reduced, with the two outer fingers and toes and the innermost toes present only as tubercles. No webbing is present. The Dorsum (anatomy), dorsum is brown with lighter and darker mottling. Habitat and conservation ''Didynamipus sjostedti'' occur on fores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Gabriel Andersson
Lars Gabriel Andersson (22 February 1868 – 13 February 1951) was a Swedish schoolteacher and herpetologist. He studied at Uppsala University and earned his PhD in 1909. During his long career he taught classes at several schools in and near Stockholm. In 1894–95 and from 1897 to 1902 he worked as an assistant in the vertebrate department at the Naturhistoriska riksmuseet in Stockholm. Taxa With zoologist Einar Lönnberg he described the following herpetological species: * ''Aipysurus tenuis'', 1913 * '' Atractaspis engdahli'', 1913 * ''Eulamprus brachyosoma'', 1915. * '' Eulamprus tympanum'', 1915 * '' Gastrotheca microdiscus'', (Andersson in Lönnberg and Andersson, 1910). * ''Glaphyromorphus mjobergi'', 1915 * ''Strophurus taeniatus'', 1913. On his own, he described: * '' Didynamipus sjostedti'', 1903 Works by Andersson that have been published in English * "Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of snakes in the Royal Museum in Stockholm", 1899. * "Catalogue of Linnean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |