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Ctenotus Joanae
''Ctenotus joanae'', also known Common name, commonly as the blacksoil ctenotus and the black-soil ctenotus, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the Family (biology), family Scincidae (skinks). The species is Endemism, endemic to Australia. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''joanae'', is in honor of Australian zoologist species:Joan Maureen Dixon, Joan Maureen Dixon.species:Bo Beolens, Beolens B, species:Michael Watkins, Watkins M, species:Michael Grayson, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Ctenotus joanae'', p. 135). Geographic range In Australia, ''C. joanae'' is found in the Northern Territory and in the states of Queensland and South Australia. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''C. joanae'' is grassland. Description ''C. joanae'' has five Digit (anatomy), digits on each of its four feet. The prefrontal scales are separated, and the subdigi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Milton Storr
Dr. Glen Milton Storr (22 December 1921 – 26 June 1990) was an Australian ornithologist and Herpetology, herpetologist. He joined the Western Australian Museum in 1962 and became Curator of Ornithology and Herpetology in 1965. He was a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), and served as Secretary of the Birds Australia Western Australia, Western Australian Branch of the RAOU in 1954. Storr produced his postgraduate research on kangaroos. His tenure as curator at the WA museum ended in 1986. Career Storr was born in Adelaide in 1921, and had become a cadet land surveyor with the South Australian Lands Department in 1939. World War II interrupted his training when he joined the Australian Infantry in 1942, serving with the Second Ninth Field Regiment in New Guinea and Queensland (1943-1945) Following the war, he became a licensed surveyor in South Australia in 1947. Legacy Storr was one of the most prolific Taxonomy (biology), alpha-taxonomists in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |