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Nucras Boulengeri
''Nucras boulengeri'', also known commonly as the Uganda savannah lizard and Boulenger's scrub lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae ("wall lizards" or "true lizards"). The species is native to East Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''boulengeri'', is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger. Geographic range ''N. boulengeri'' is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''N. boulengeri'' are shrubland, savanna, and forest. Description ''N. boulengeri'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about , with a tail about twice SVL. Loveridge A (1922). "New Reptiles from Tanganyika Territory". ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London'' 1922: 313–315. (''Nucras kilosae'', new species, pp. 314–315). Reproduction ''N. boulengeri'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Neumann
Oscar Rudolph Neumann (3 September 1867 in Berlin – 17 May 1946 in Chicago) was a German ornithologist and naturalist who explored and collected specimens in Africa. He fled via Cuba and settled in the United States to escape Nazi persecution of Jews. Neumann's starling (''Onychognathus neumanni'') and several other species are named after him. Neumann was born in wealthy Jewish family, the son of Maximilian and Anna née Meyer. A younger sister of his was Elsa Neumann (1872-1902) who became one of the first physics doctorates from Berlin University. Another sister Alice was a sculptor. He travelled to German East Africa across Tanganyika, Uganda and Kenya in 1892 and collected for the Berlin Museum publishing descriptions. In 1899 he accompanied Baron Carlo von Erlanger through Somaliland and southern Ethiopia, collecting birds that went to Lord Walter Rothschild's bird collection in Tring. In 1915 he went to New Guinea and also made an expedition to Sulawesi in 1938 sponso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
