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Pachydactylus Griffini
''Pachydactylus griffini'' is a species of lizard in the family (biology), family Gekkonidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Namibia. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''griffini'', is in honor of American zoologist Michael "Mike" Griffin who worked in Namibia for many years.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. . (''Pachydactylus griffini'', p. 108). Geographic range ''P. griffini'' is found in southeastern Namibia. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''P. griffini'' is savanna, at altitudes of . Description Small for its genus, ''P. griffini'' may attain a Snout–vent length, snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Behavior ''P. griffini'' is Terrestrial locomotion, terrestrial and Nocturnality, nocturnal. Reproduction ''P. griffini'' is Oviparity, oviparous. References Further reading * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Matthew Bauer
According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Greek (Septuagint): Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Knowledge of Aaron, along with his brother Moses, exclusively comes from religious texts, such as the Hebrew Bible, Bible and the Quran. The Hebrew Bible relates that, unlike Moses, who grew up in the Egyptian royal court, Aaron and his elder sister Miriam remained with their kinsmen in the eastern border-land of Egypt ( Goshen). When Moses first confronted the Egyptian king about the enslavement of the Israelites, Aaron served as his brother's spokesman ("prophet") to the Pharaoh (). Part of the Law given to Moses at Sinai granted Aaron the priesthood for himself and his male descendants, and he became the first High Priest of the Israelites. Aaron died before the Israelites crossed the Jordan river. According to the Book of Numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
