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Lipinia Macrotympanum
''Lipinia'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. Species in the genus ''Lipinia'' are commonly called lipinias. Taxonomy The genus ''Lipinia'' belongs to the ''Sphenomorphus The genus ''Sphenomorphus'' – vernacularly known as the common skinks – currently serves as a " wastebin taxon" for numerous skinks. While most or all species presently placed here are probably rather close relatives, the genus as p ...'' group of genus, genera in which ''Lipinia'' has a rather basal (biology), basal position (Austin & :fr:Edwin Nicholas Arnold, Arnold 2006). Species The following species are recognized as being valid. *''Lipinia auriculata'' – Taylor's lipinia *''Lipinia cheesmanae'' – Evelyn Cheesman, Cheesman's lipinia,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. . (''Lipinia cheesmanae'', p. 52) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipinia Pulchella
''Lipinia pulchella'', known Common name, commonly as the yellow-striped slender tree skink or beautiful lipinia, is a species of skink, a lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to the Philippines. Subspecies Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.. www.reptile-database.org. *''Lipinia pulchella levitoni'' *''Lipinia pulchella pulchella'' *''Lipinia pulchella taylori'' ''Nota bene'': A Trinomen, trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than ''Lipinia''. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''levitoni'', is in honor of American herpetologist Alan Edward Leviton (born 1930). The specific name, ''taylori'', is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor (1889–1978).Brown WC, Alcala AC (1956). Habitat ''L. pulchella'' is found at elevations of above sea level throughout the whole country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Ferdinand Stoliczka
Ferdinand Stoliczka (Czech written Stolička, 7 June 1838 – 19 June 1874) was a Moravian palaeontologist who worked in India on paleontology, geology and various aspects of zoology, including ornithology, malacology, and herpetology. He died of high altitude sickness in Murgo during an expedition across the Himalayas. Early life Stoliczka was born at the lodge ''Zámeček'' near Kroměříž in Moravia. Stoliczka, whose father was a forester who took care of the estate of the Archbishop of Olomouc, studied at a German Secondary school in Kroměříž. Although Stoliczka published 79 articles from 1859–1875, he never wrote anything in Czech. It is believed that he spoke German at home. In his Calcutta years he was an important figure in the German-speaking community there. Stoliczka studied geology and palaeontology at Prague and the University of Vienna under Professor Eduard Suess and Dr Rudolf Hoernes. He graduated with a Ph D from the University of Tübingen on 14 November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipinia Macrotympanum
''Lipinia'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. Species in the genus ''Lipinia'' are commonly called lipinias. Taxonomy The genus ''Lipinia'' belongs to the ''Sphenomorphus The genus ''Sphenomorphus'' – vernacularly known as the common skinks – currently serves as a " wastebin taxon" for numerous skinks. While most or all species presently placed here are probably rather close relatives, the genus as p ...'' group of genus, genera in which ''Lipinia'' has a rather basal (biology), basal position (Austin & :fr:Edwin Nicholas Arnold, Arnold 2006). Species The following species are recognized as being valid. *''Lipinia auriculata'' – Taylor's lipinia *''Lipinia cheesmanae'' – Evelyn Cheesman, Cheesman's lipinia,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. . (''Lipinia cheesmanae'', p. 52) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botanist during the last 30 years of his life, especially in the study of roses. Life Boulenger was born in Brussels, Belgium, the only son of Gustave Boulenger, a Belgian public notary, and Juliette Piérart, from Valenciennes. He graduated in 1876 from the Free University of Brussels with a degree in natural sciences, and worked for a while at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, as an assistant naturalist studying amphibians, reptiles, and fishes. He also made frequent visits during this time to the ''Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'' in Paris and the British Museum in London. In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum, then a department of the British Museum, by Dr. Albert C. L. G. Günther a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipinia Longiceps
The long lipinia (''Lipinia longiceps'') is a species of skink found in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3242170 Lipinia Reptiles described in 1895 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Adair Fehlmann
Herman may refer to: People * Herman (name), list of people with this name * Saint Herman (other) * Peter Noone (born 1947), known by the mononym Herman Places in the United States * Herman, Arkansas * Herman, Michigan * Herman, Minnesota * Herman, Nebraska * Herman, Pennsylvania * Herman, Dodge County, Wisconsin * Herman, Shawano County, Wisconsin * Herman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Place in India * Herman (Village) Other uses * ''Herman'' (comic strip) * ''Herman'' (film), a 1990 Norwegian film * Herman the Bull, a bull used for genetic experiments in the controversial lactoferrin project of GenePharming, Netherlands * Herman the Clown ( fi, Pelle Hermanni), a Finnish TV clown from children's TV show performed by Veijo Pasanen * Herman's Hermits, a British pop combo * Herman cake (also called Hermann), a type of sourdough bread starter or Amish Friendship Bread starter * ''Herman'' (album) by 't Hof Van Commerce See also * Hermann (other) * Arma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipinia Leptosoma
''Lipinia leptosoma'', also known as the slender lipinia or Pandanus skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Palau Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the .... References Lipinia Reptiles of Palau Endemic fauna of Palau Reptiles described in 1958 Taxa named by Walter Creighton Brown Taxa named by Herman Adair Fehlmann {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Günther
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (3 October 1830 – 1 February 1914), was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. Günther is ranked the second-most productive reptile taxonomist (after George Albert Boulenger) with more than 340 reptile species described. Early life and career Günther was born in Esslingen in Swabia (Württemberg). His father was a ''Stiftungs-Commissar'' in Esslingen and his mother was Eleonora Nagel. He initially schooled at the Stuttgart Gymnasium. His family wished him to train for the ministry of the Lutheran Church for which he moved to the University of Tübingen. A brother shifted from theology to medicine, and he, too, turned to science and medicine at Tübingen in 1852. His first work was "''Ueber den Puppenzustand eines Distoma''". He graduated in medicine with an M.D. from Tübingen in 1858, the same year in which he published a handbook of zoology for students of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipinia Infralineolata
''Lipinia infralineolata'' is a species of skink found in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3242167 Lipinia Reptiles described in 1873 Taxa named by Albert Günther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher C
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. People with the given name Antiquity and Middle Ages * Saint Christopher (died 251), saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians * Christopher (Domestic of the Schools) (fl. 870s), Byzantine general * Christopher Lekapenos (died 931) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
