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Harold Cogger
Harold George "Hal" Cogger (born 4 May 1935) is an Australian herpetologist. He was curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Australian Museum from 1960 to 1975, and Deputy Director of the museum from 1976 to 1995. He has written extensively on Australian herpetology, and was the first author to create a field guide for all Australian frogs and reptiles. Cogger was made an honorary Doctor of Science in 1997. At least eight reptile taxa In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular nam ... have been named after Cogger, including one genus, six species, and one subspecies: '' Coggeria'', '' Ctenotus coggeri'', '' Emoia coggeri'', '' Geomyersia coggeri'', '' Hydrophis coggeri'', '' Lampropholis coggeri'', '' Oedura coggeri'', and '' Diporiphora nobbi coggeri''. Beolens, Bo; Watk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australians
Australians, colloquially known as Aussies, are the citizens, nationals and individuals associated with the country of Australia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or ethno-cultural. For most Australians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Australian. Australian law does not provide for a racial or ethnic component of nationality, instead relying on citizenship as a legal status. Since the postwar period, Australia has pursued an official policy of multiculturalism and has the world's eighth-largest immigrant population, with immigrants accounting for 30 percent of the population in 2019. Between European colonisation in 1788 and the Second World War, the vast majority of settlers and immigrants came from the British Isles (principally England, Ireland and Scotland), although there was significant immigration from China and Germany during the 19th century. Many early settlements were initially pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenotus Coggeri
The brown-backed ctenotus (''Ctenotus coggeri''), also known commonly as Cogger's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''coggeri'', is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''C. coggeri'' is forest. Description ''C. coggeri'' is heavy-bodied and large for its genus. The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is . Sadlier RA (1985). Reproduction ''C. coggeri'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . * Sadlier RA (1985). "A New Australian scincid lizard, ''Ctenotus coggeri'', from the Alligator Rivers Region, Northern Territory". ''Records of the Australian Museum'' 36 (3): 153–156. *Wilson S Wilson may refer to: People * Wilson (name) ** List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Michael Watkins
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Michael or Mike Watkins may refer to: * Michael D. Watkins, American author * Michael M. Watkins, American engineer and scientist * Michael W. Watkins, American television producer * Mike Watkins (rugby union) (born 1952), Welsh rugby union player * Mike Watkins (basketball) (born 1995), American basketball player * Mike Watkins (American football) (born 1978), American football player * Mike K. Watkins (1947–1998), British explosive ordnance disposal expert commemorated at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a war memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War. It also serves as the place of commemoration for Canadian soldiers of the Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Beolens
Bo or BO may refer to Arts and entertainment Film, television, and theatre *Box office, where tickets to an event are sold, and by extension, the amount of business a production receives *'' BA:BO'', 2008 South Korean film * ''Bo'' (film), a Belgian film starring Ella-June Henrard and directed by Hans Herbots Gaming *'' Call of Duty: Black Ops'', a first-person shooter video game *'' Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain'', first in the Legacy of Kain video game series Music *Bo (instrument), a Chinese cymbal * Bo, a Greek rapper. Religion *Bo or Bodhi Tree *Bo (parsha), fifteenth weekly Torah reading Ethnic groups *Bo people (China), a nearly extinct minority population in Southern China *Bo people of Laos, see List of ethnic groups in Laos * Bo people (Andaman), a recently extinct group in the Andaman Islands Human names * Bo (given name), name origin, plus a list of people and fictional characters with the name or nickname * Bo (surname), name origin, plus a list of people with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diporiphora Nobbi
''Diporiphora nobbi'', also known commonly as the nobbi lashtail or the nobbi, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Ecology The Nobbi Dragon, Diporiphora nobbi, is a Lizard species endemic to Northern and Eastern Australian Apart of the Family Agamidae which is Commonly known as the Dragon Family. The Nobbi Dragon reaches lengths of 20 cm Long from the Snout to tail, With Specific colourations of browns and blacks with two distinct strips running horizontally along its back beginning at the head and finishing at the end of the tail on either side of the spine. The Nobbi Dragon can also be identified as having less than 20 dorsal scale rows at the level of the axilla deferring from other diporiphora species. They reside near and in shrubbery of tree trunks, in arid shrublands, savannas and forests, running on their hind legs when threatened. The Nobbi Dragon is a part of the Diporiphora genus which has 21 species which is distin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oedura Coggeri
''Oedura coggeri'', commonly known as the northern spotted velvet gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Queensland, Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''coggeri'', is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Oedura coggeri'', p. 56). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''O. coggeri'' is rocky areas in forest. Reproduction ''O. coggeri'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and .... References Further reading *Baker, Cherryl Richards; Brattstrom, Bayard H.; Brattstrom, Martha A. (1998). "Microhabitat utilization by some Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lampropholis Coggeri
''Lampropholis coggeri'', also known commonly as the northern sun skink and the rainforest sunskink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''coggeri'', is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Northern Sun Skink ''Lampropholis coggeri'' ", p. 56). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''L. coggeri'' is forest, at altitudes from sea level to . Description Adults of ''L. coggeri'' have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . There are five digits on each of the four feet. Behavior ''L. coggeri'' is a terrestrial species, living and foraging on the forest floor, and basking in sunny areas. Reproduction ''L. coggeri'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydrophis Coggeri
The slender-necked sea snake (''Hydrophis coggeri''), also known commonly as Cogger's sea snake, is a species of marine venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species is native to waters around western Australia and the southern Pacific Ocean. Etymology The specific name, ''coggeri'', is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Cogger's Sea Snake ''Hydrophis coggeri'' ", p. 56). Geographic range ''H. coggeri'' is found in marine waters around Fiji, the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, and western Australia. The type locality is in Fiji. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''H. coggeri'' are coral reefs and seagrass beds, to a depth of . Diet ''H. coggeri'' preys upon eels. Reproduction ''H. coggeri'' is viviparous. A gravid female was found to contain three embryos. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geomyersia Coggeri
Cogger's island skink (''Geomyersia coggeri'') is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Admiralty Islands. Etymology The specific name, ''coggeri'', is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''G. coggeri'' is forest, but it has also been found under debris in coconut plantations. Description ''G. coggeri'' is a small, brown lizard, with a rounded snout. It has four short well-developed legs, with five digits on each foot. Greer AE (1982). Reproduction The mode of reproduction of ''G. coggeri'' is unknown. References Further reading * Adler GH, Austin CC, Dudley R Dudley is a large market town and administrative centre in the county of West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham. Historically an exclave of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the M ... (1995). "Dispersal and speciation of skinks among archipelagos in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emoia Coggeri
Cogger's emo skink (''Emoia coggeri'') is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Etymology The specific name, ''coggeri'', is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold George "Hal" Cogger. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Emoia coggeri'', p. 56). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''E. coggeri'' is unknown. Reproduction ''E. coggeri'' is oviparous. Clutch A clutch is a mechanical device that engages and disengages power transmission, especially from a drive shaft to a driven shaft. In the simplest application, clutches connect and disconnect two rotating shafts (drive shafts or line shafts). ... size is two eggs. References Further reading * Brown WC (1991). "Lizards of the Genus ''Emoia'' (Scincidae) with Observations on Their Evolution and Biogeography". ''Memoirs of the California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
