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Cryptoblepharus Burdeni
''Cryptoblepharus burdeni'' is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Indonesia. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''burdeni'', is in honor of American naturalist William Douglas Burden.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Cryptoblepharus burdeni'', p. 43). Geographic range Within Indonesia, ''C. burdeni'' is found on the islands of Flores, Komodo (island), Komodo, and Padar, Indonesia, Padar. References Further reading *Emmett Reid Dunn, Dunn ER (1927). "Results of the Douglas Burden Expedition to the Island of Komodo. III.—Lizards from the East Indies". ''American Museum Novitates'' (288): 1–13. (''Cryptoblepharus boutonii burdeni'', new subspecies, pp. 11–12). Cryptoblepharus Reptiles described in 1927 Reptiles of Indonesia Endemic fauna of Indonesia Taxa named b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmett Reid Dunn
Emmett Reid Dunn (November 21, 1894 in Alexandria, Virginia – February 13, 1956) was an American Herpetology, herpetologist noted for his work in Panama and for studies of salamanders in the Eastern United States. Biography He attended Haverford College as an undergraduate and received his PhD from Harvard University. After receiving his PhD, he taught at Smith College. He left Smith to study on a Guggenheim Fellowship, following which he became a professor of biology at Haverford College. He was also curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. He served as editor of ''Copeia'' from 1924 to 1929. Eponyms A number of reptiles were named in honor of Dunn, both species (binomials)species:Bo Beolens, Beolens, Bo; species:Michael Watkins, Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Dunn", pp. 77-78). and subspecies (trinomials), including t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |