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Hallberg's Cloud Forest Snake
Hallberg's cloud forest snake (''Cryophis hallbergi)'', also known Common name, commonly as ''la culebra de bosque mesófilo de Hallberg'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The species, which is Endemism, endemic to Mexico, is Monotypic taxon, monotypic in the genus ''Cryophis''. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''hallbergi'', is in honor of Thomas Boone Hallberg (born 1923), who is an American botanist who has been working in Mexico for over 50 years.species:Bo Beolens, Beolens, Bo; species:Michael Watkins, Watkins, Michael; species:Michael Grayson, Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Cryophis hallbergi'', p. 114). Geographic range ''C. hallbergi'' occurs in the Sierra Juarez, Oaxaca, Sierra Juarez and Sierra Mazateca of northern Oaxaca state, at elevations of . Habitat The natural habitat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Mitchill Bogert
Charles Mitchill Bogert (June 4, 1908 – April 10, 1992) was an American herpetologist, and curator of herpetology and researcher for the American Museum of Natural History. Early life and education Born in Mesa, Colorado, Bogert was a technician at the Division of Nature Study for the Los Angeles City Schools in California, a guide at Rocky Mountain National Park, and a forest ranger for the US National Park Service at the Grand Canyon National Park before attaining his bachelor and master of arts degrees at the University of California, Los Angeles. Assistant curator From 1936 to 1940, Bogert was the assistant curator of herpetology for the American Museum of Natural History. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation, he participated in several surveys of various states in Mexico, including one with Karl Patterson Schmidt for the Field Museum of Natural History. In 1941, he was elected vice president of the American Society of Ichthyologists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |