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Mesalina Watsonana
''Mesalina watsonana'', known Common name, commonly known as the Persian long-tailed desert lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the Family (biology), family Lacertidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Asia. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''watsonana'', is in honor of "Mr. H.E. Watson" who was a Civil Officer in Pakistan.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Mesalina watsonana'', p. 280). Geographic range ''Mesalina watsonana'' occurs in, from west to east, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. Reproduction ''Mesalina watsonana'' is Oviparity, oviparous. References Further reading *Göran Nilson, Nilson G, :de:Claes Andrén, Andrén C (1981). "''Die Herpetofauna des Kavir-Schutzgebietes, Kavir-Wüste, Iran'' ". ''Salamandra'' 17 (3/4): 130–146. (''Mesalina guttulata watsonana'', p. 138). (in German, ... [...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] |
