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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] |
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city (United States), independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately south of Downtown, Washington, D.C., downtown Washington, D.C. In 2020, the population was 159,467. The city's estimated population has grown by 1% annually since 2010 on average. Like the rest of Northern Virginia and Central Maryland, modern Alexandria has been influenced by its proximity to the U.S. capital. It is largely populated by professionals working in the United States federal civil service, federal civil service, in the U.S. Military, U.S. military, or for one of the many private companies which contract to Government contractor, provide services to the federal government. One of Alexandria's largest employers is the United States Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense. Another is the Institute for Defense Analyses. In 2005, the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atractus Dunni
''Atractus dunni'', Dunn's ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species can be found in Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku .... References Atractus Reptiles of Ecuador Endemic fauna of Ecuador Reptiles described in 1955 Taxa named by Jay M. Savage {{Colubrid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Edouard Hartweg
Norman Edouard "Kibe" Hartweg (August 20, 1904 – February 16, 1964) was an American herpetology, herpetologist, Curator of Herpetology for the Museum of Zoology at the University of Michigan, and president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. He was a specialist in the Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and distribution of turtles, and is honored by having a subspecies of turtle named after him: the western spiny softshell turtle, ''Apalone spinifera hartwegi''. He is also credited with having described several new species, including the Big Bend slider, ''Trachemys gaigeae'', the Oaxacan patchnose snake, ''Salvadora intermedia'', and Dunn's hognose pit viper, ''Porthidium dunni''. The scientific exploits of Hartweg also led him to discover a corpse of a murdered lady in 1932, in an area that later became the Pymatuning Reservoir. The case was never solved. Career Hartweg attained his doctorate at the University of Michigan in 1934 under the direction of Dr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porthidium Dunni
:''Common names: Dunn's hognosed pitviper.Campbell JA, Lamar WW (2004). ''The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere''. 2 volumes. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 870 pp. 1,500 plates. .'' ''Porthidium dunni'' is a species of venomous pitviper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are no recognized subspecies. Etymology The specific name, ''dunni'', is in honor of American herpetologist Emmett Reid Dunn "in appreciation of his work on American snake fauna".Hartweg & Oliver (1938), pp. 5-6. Description Adults of ''P. dunni'' are usually in total length (including tail), with a maximum of . A moderately stout and terrestrial species, the tip of the snout is moderately elevated. Geographic range ''P. dunni'' is found in southern Mexico in the Pacific lowlands of Oaxaca and western Chiapas. The type locality given is "the immediate vicinity of the village of Tehuantepec" axaca, Mexico Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Frederik Lütken
Christian Frederik Lütken (; 7 October 1827, in Sorø – 6 February 1901), was a Denmark, Danish zoologist and naturalist. In 1852, he resigned his commission as a lieutenant with the Danish army, and earned his master's degree in sciences the following year.Darwinarkivet.dk Christian Frederik Lütken (1827-1901) Afterwards, he served as an assistant to Japetus Steenstrup (1813–1897) at the University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum, at the time an independent institution, now part of the University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden, Natural History Museum of Denmark. Following Steenstrup's retirement in 1885, he became a professor of zoology and director of the zoological museum. As he grew older, he suffered from physical infirmities and during the last year of his life, he was strick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Theodor Reinhardt
Johannes Theodor Reinhardt (3 December 1816, in Copenhagen – 23 October 1882, in Frederiksberg) was a Danish zoologist and herpetologist. The son of Johannes Christopher Hagemann Reinhardt. Biography He participated as botanist in the first Galathea Expedition (1845—1847). In 1848 he became a curator at the ''Kongelige Naturhistoriske Museum'' in Copenhagen (now University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum). He taught classes in zoology at the ''Danmarks Tekniske Universitet'' (1856–1878) and at the University of Copenhagen (1861–1878). In 1854 he received the title of professor.Darwinarkivet Biographies; Johannes Theodor Reinhardt. During the 1840s and 1850s he periodically worked in |
Micrablepharus Maximiliani
'' Micrablepharus maximiliani'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi .... References Micrablepharus Reptiles of Bolivia Reptiles of Brazil Reptiles of Paraguay Reptiles of Peru Reptiles described in 1862 Taxa named by Johannes Theodor Reinhardt Taxa named by Christian Frederik Lütken {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micrablepharus Dunni
''Micrablepharus'' is a small genus of lizards endemic to South America. Species There are two species: *''Micrablepharus atticolus'' *''Micrablepharus maximiliani'' ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a different genus, in this case a genus other than ''Micrablepharus''. Etymology The specific name, ''maximiliani'', is in honor of German naturalist Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied (23 September 1782 – 3 February 1867) was a German explorer, ethnologist and naturalist. He led a pioneering expedition to southeast Brazil between 1815–1817, from which the album ''Reise na ....Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Micrablepharus maximiliani'', p. 171). References Further reading * Boettger O (1885). "''Liste von Reptilien und Batr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinosternon Dunni
Dunn's mud turtle (''Kinosternon dunni''), also known commonly as the Colombian mud turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. Etymology The epithet or specific name, ''dunni'', honors Emmett Reid Dunn, an American herpetologist. Geographic range ''K. dunni'' is endemic to Colombia. Habitat The preferred natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ... of ''K. dunni'' is freshwater swamps and slow rivers. www.reptile-database.org. References External links *Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (1996).''Kinosternon dunni'' 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007. Bibliography * * Schmidt KP (1947). "A New Kinosternid Turtle from Colombia". ''Fieldiana Zoology'' 31 (13): 109–112. (''Kinosternon dunni' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Richard Slevin
Joseph Richard Slevin (September 13, 1881 – February 17, 1957) was an American herpetologist and the second curator of herpetology at the California Academy of Sciences, with which he was affiliated for over 50 years. He collected reptile and amphibian specimens from around the world, notably in the Galápagos Islands in a 17-month expedition, and was largely responsible for re-growing the Academy's herpetological collection following its destruction in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. He wrote or co-wrote nearly 60 scientific papers, and is commemorated in the scientific names of over a dozen species or subspecies of animals and plants. Early life Slevin was born in San Francisco, California, and attended St. Ignatius High School. His father, Thomas E. Slevin, was an amateur ornithologist and member of the California Academy of Sciences. Joseph studied classical languages at Saint Mary's College in Kansas, then enlisted in the United States Navy. By 1904 he had served his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydromorphus Dunni
''Hydromorphus'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae.. Geographic range The genus ''Hydromorphus'' is endemic to Central America. Species Two species are recognized as being valid. *'' Hydromorphus concolor'' *'' Hydromorphus dunni'' Etymology The specific name, ''dunni'', is in honor of American herpetologist 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 Haver .... Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Hydromorphus dunni'', p. 77). References Further reading * Boulenger GA (1894). ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ.'' London: Trustees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
