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Pedioplanis Benguelensis
''Pedioplanis bengulensis'', known commonly as the Angolan sand lizard or Bocage's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa. Geographic range ''P. benguelensis'' is found in Angola and Namibia. Reproduction ''P. benguelensis'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and .... References Further reading * Bocage JVB (1867). "''Diagnoses de quelques reptiles nouveaux de l'Afrique occidentale''". ''Jornal de sciencias mathematicas physicas e naturaes, Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa'' 1 (3): 229-232. ("''Eremias benguelensis'' ic, new species, p. 229). (in French). * Branch, Bill (2004). ''Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa''. Third Revised edition, Second impression. San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Vicente Barbosa Du Bocage
José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage (2 May 1823 – 3 November 1907) was a Portuguese zoologist and politician. He was the curator of Zoology at the Museu Nacional de Lisboa in Lisbon. He published numerous works on mammals, birds, and fishes. In the 1880s he became the Minister of the Navy and later the Minister for Foreign Affairs for Portugal. The zoology collection at the Lisbon Museum is called the Bocage Museum in his honor. Du Bocage was born in Funchal, Madeira. He studied at the University of Coimbra from 1839 to 1846. He became lecturer of the chair of Zoology at the Polytechnic School, Lisbon (later the Science Faculty of the University of Lisbon) in 1851, where he taught for more than 30 years. In 1858, he became also the scientific director and curator of Zoology of the Natural History Museum of the Polytechnic School. which was established as a support for the chair. His work at the Museum consisted in acquiring, describing and coordinating collections, many of whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |