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Mehelya Egbensis
''Mehelya'' is a genus name of colubrid snakes from Africa. Some species formerly assigned to the genus ''Mehelya'' are now found in the genera ''Gonionotophis'', ''Gracililima'', or ''Limaformosa''. They are collectively called file snakes due to their unusual scalation. They are not venomous. Etymology The generic name, ''Mehelya'', is in honor of Hungarian zoologist Lajos Méhelÿ. Species There are five species within the genus ''Mehelya''. www.reptile-database.org. *''Mehelya egbensis'' – Dunger's file snake *''Mehelya gabouensis'' – Gabou file snake *''Mehelya laurenti'' – file snake *''Mehelya poensis'' – forest file snake, western forest file snake *''Mehelya stenopthalmus'' – small-eyed file snake ''Nota bene'': A binomial authoity in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Mehelya''. Geographic range File snakes are found throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Cape of South Africa through Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernő Csíki
Ernst Csiki, Ernst Dietl or Ernő Csiki (Csíki) ( hu, Csiki (Csíki) Ernő, 22 October 1875 in Vulkan – 7 July 1954 in Budapest) was a Hungarian entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. Born as Ernst Dietl at Zsilvajdejvulka, Hunyad County, Transylvania today known as Vulcan in Romania, he went to study at the veterinary college in Budapest and graduated in 1897. He then joined the Hungarian Natural History Museum The Hungarian Natural History Museum ( hu, Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum) in Budapest, dating back to 1802, houses the largest natural history collections of Hungary and the region. History of the museum Foundation In 1802, Count Feren ... and worked as an assistant curator. In 1898 he changed his name to Hungarian as Csiki. He retired in 1933 as director but continued to work in entomology. He received a doctorate in 1953. At the time of Ernő Csiki's retirement (1932) the beetle collection contained over 1 million specimens largely due to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehelya Gabouensis
''Mehelya'' is a genus name of Colubridae, colubrid snakes from Africa. Some species formerly assigned to the genus ''Mehelya'' are now found in the Genus, genera ''Gonionotophis'', ''Gracililima'', or ''Limaformosa''. They are collectively called file snakes due to their unusual scalation. They are not venomous. Etymology The genus, generic name, ''Mehelya'', is in honor of Hungary, Hungarian zoologist Lajos Méhelÿ. Species There are five species within the genus ''Mehelya''. www.reptile-database.org. *''Mehelya egbensis'' – Dunger's file snake *''Mehelya gabouensis'' – Gabou file snake *''Mehelya laurenti'' – file snake *''Mehelya poensis'' – forest file snake, western forest file snake *''Mehelya stenopthalmus'' – small-eyed file snake ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclature, binomial authoity in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Mehelya''. Geographic range File snakes are found throughout much of sub-S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope ( af, Kaap die Goeie Hoop ) ;''Kaap'' in isolation: pt, Cabo da Boa Esperança is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa. A common misconception is that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, based on the misbelief that the Cape was the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian oceans, and have nothing to do with north or south. In fact, by looking at a map, the southernmost point of Africa is Cape Agulhas about to the east-southeast. The currents of the two oceans meet at the point where the warm-water Agulhas current meets the cold-water Benguela current and turns back on itself. That oceanic meeting point fluctuates between Cape Agulhas and Cape Point (about east of the Cape of Good Hope). When following the western side of the African coastline from the equator, however, the Cape of Good Hope marks the point where a ship begins to travel more eastward than southward. Thus, the first mode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa, African countries and territories that are situated fully in that specified region, the term may also include polities that only have part of their territory located in that region, per the definition of the United Nations (UN). This is considered a non-standardized geographical region with the number of countries included varying from 46 to 48 depending on the organization describing the region (e.g. UN, WHO, World Bank, etc.). The Regions of the African Union, African Union uses a different regional breakdown, recognizing all 55 member states on the continent - grouping them into 5 distinct and standard regions. The term serves as a grouping counterpart to North Africa, which is instead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binomial Nomenclature
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages. Such a name is called a binomial name (which may be shortened to just "binomial"), a binomen, name or a scientific name; more informally it is also historically called a Latin name. The first part of the name – the '' generic name'' – identifies the genus to which the species belongs, whereas the second part – the specific name or specific epithet – distinguishes the species within the genus. For example, modern humans belong to the genus ''Homo'' and within this genus to the species ''Homo sapiens''. ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' is likely the most widely known binomial. The ''formal'' introduction of this system of naming species is credit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nota Bene
(, or ; plural form ) is a Latin phrase meaning "note well". It is often abbreviated as NB, n.b., or with the ligature and first appeared in English writing . In Modern English, it is used, particularly in legal papers, to draw the attention of the reader to a certain (side) aspect or detail of the subject being addressed. While ''NB'' is also often used in academic writing, ''note'' is a common substitute. The markings used to draw readers' attention in medieval manuscripts are also called marks. The common medieval markings do not, however, include the abbreviation ''NB''. The usual medieval equivalents are anagrams from the four letters in the word , the abbreviation DM from ("worth remembering"), or a symbol of a little hand (☞), called a manicule or index, with the index finger pointing towards the beginning of the significant passage.Raymond Clemens and Timothy Graham, Introduction to Manuscript Studies (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2007), p. 44. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Mocquard
François Mocquard (27 October 1834 – 19 March 1917) was a French herpetologist born in Leffond, Haute-Saône. In 1860 he was named ''préparateur du physique'' after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree at the Faculty of Besançon. Subsequently, he earned degrees in physical sciences (1862), mathematical sciences (1865) and medicine (1873). Despite being middle-aged, he made a career change, and began studying natural sciences in the laboratory of Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835-1900) at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. In 1884 he earned his doctorate of sciences with a thesis on the structure of the stomach in crustaceans, afterwards working as an assistant in the ichthyology and herpetology department at the museum. During his career he described numerous herpetological taxa, most notably species from Madagascar, Tonkin, Borneo, Mexico and Central America. In addition, he has several species named after him, including reptiles, '' Alluaudina mocquardi'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehelya Stenopthalmus
''Mehelya'' is a genus name of colubrid snakes from Africa. Some species formerly assigned to the genus ''Mehelya'' are now found in the genera ''Gonionotophis'', ''Gracililima'', or ''Limaformosa''. They are collectively called file snakes due to their unusual scalation. They are not venomous. Etymology The generic name, ''Mehelya'', is in honor of Hungarian zoologist Lajos Méhelÿ. Species There are five species within the genus ''Mehelya''. www.reptile-database.org. *''Mehelya egbensis'' – Dunger's file snake *''Mehelya gabouensis'' – Gabou file snake *''Mehelya laurenti'' – file snake *''Mehelya poensis'' – forest file snake, western forest file snake *''Mehelya stenopthalmus'' – small-eyed file snake ''Nota bene'': A binomial authoity in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Mehelya''. Geographic range File snakes are found throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Cape of South Africa through Zim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Smith (zoologist)
Sir Andrew Smith (3 December 1797 – 11 August 1872) was a British surgeon, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist. He is considered the father of zoology in South Africa having described many species across a wide range of groups in his major work, ''Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa''. Smith was born in Hawick, Roxburghshire. He qualified in medicine at the University of Edinburgh obtaining an M.D. degree in 1819, having joined the Army Medical Services in 1816. South Africa 1820–1837 In 1820 he was ordered to the Cape Colony and was sent to Grahamstown to supervise the medical care of European soldiers and soldiers of the Cape Corps. He was appointed the Albany district surgeon in 1822 and started the first free dispensary for indigent patients in South Africa. He led a scientific expedition into the interior and was able to indulge in his interests of natural history and anthropology. On several occasions, he was sent by governors on confidential missions to vis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehelya Poensis
''Mehelya'' is a genus name of colubrid snakes from Africa. Some species formerly assigned to the genus ''Mehelya'' are now found in the genera ''Gonionotophis'', ''Gracililima'', or ''Limaformosa''. They are collectively called file snakes due to their unusual scalation. They are not venomous. Etymology The generic name, ''Mehelya'', is in honor of Hungarian zoologist Lajos Méhelÿ. Species There are five species within the genus ''Mehelya''. www.reptile-database.org. *''Mehelya egbensis'' – Dunger's file snake *''Mehelya gabouensis'' – Gabou file snake *''Mehelya laurenti'' – file snake *''Mehelya poensis'' – forest file snake, western forest file snake *''Mehelya stenopthalmus'' – small-eyed file snake ''Nota bene'': A binomial authoity in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Mehelya''. Geographic range File snakes are found throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Cape of South Africa through Zim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston-François De Witte
Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at :fr:Gaston-François de Witte; see its history for attribution. Gaston-François de Witte (12 June 1897, Antwerp – 1 June 1980, Brussels) was a Belgian herpetologist who discovered and described at least 24 different species of reptiles. During his career, he was associated with the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren (from 1920) and the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels (from 1937). He is best known for his research of amphibians and reptiles found in the Belgian Congo, from where he collected thousands of specimens. While in central Africa, he also collected botanical specimens. Biography Gaston-François de Witte was the son of Henry de Witte and Jeanne della Faine de Leverghem, and the grand-son of Jean de Witte. As a child, he already liked natural science. During his scholarship at the Bénédictins of the Abbaye de Maredsours, Gaston-François met the british zoologist George Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
