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Pachydactylus Scherzi
''Pachydactylus scherzi'' is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Southern Africa. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''scherzi'', is in honor of German chemical engineer Ernst Rudolph Scherz (1906–1981).Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Pachydactylus scherzi'', p. 235). Geographic range ''P. scherzi'' is found in Angola and Namibia. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''P. scherzi'' is rocky outcrops in desert or savanna. Description Adults of ''P. scherzi'', have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Dorsum (anatomy), Dorsally, ''P. scherzi'' is brown, with whitish crossbands that are edged with dark brown and often broken in the middle. Ventrally it is cream-colored.William Roy Branch, Branch, Bill (2004). ''Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa''. Third Rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mertens
Robert Friedrich Wilhelm Mertens (1 December 1894 – 23 August 1975) was a German herpetologist. Several taxa of reptiles are named after him.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii. ("Mertens", p. 176; "Robert", p. 223; "Robert Mertens", p. 223). He postulated Mertensian mimicry. Mertens was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He moved to Germany in 1912, where he earned a doctorate in zoology from the University of Leipzig in 1915. During World War I he served in the German army. Mertens worked at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt for many years, beginning as an assistant in 1919, and retiring as director emeritus in 1960. He also became a lecturer at Goethe University Frankfurt in 1932, and became a Professor there in 1939. Both jobs provided him with ample time for extensive travel and the study of lizards. He collected specimens in 30 countries. During World War II, he ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |