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Pseudoboodon Lemniscatus
''Pseudoboodon'' is a genus of snakes in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.. Species Five species are recognized as being valid. *'' Pseudoboodon abyssinicus'' Mocquard, 1906 - Abyssinian house snake *'' Pseudoboodon boehmei'' Rasmussen & Malcolm John Largen, Largen, 1992 *'' Pseudoboodon gascae'' Peracca, 1897 *'' Pseudoboodon lemniscatus'' ( A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) *'' Pseudoboodon sandfordorum'' Spawls, 2004 ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Pseudoboodon''. References Further reading * Peracca MG (1897). "''Intorno ad alcuni Ofidii raccolti a Maldi (Eritrea) dal capitano A. Gasca'' ". ''Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della Rgia Università di Torino'' 12 (273): 1-3. (''Pseudoboodon'', new genus, pp. 1–2; ''P. gascae'', new species, pp. 2–3 + one unnumbered figure). (in Italian). {{Taxonbar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Giacinto Peracca
Mario Giacinto Peracca (21 November 1861, Turin – 23 May 1923, Turin) was an Italian herpetologist. He discovered zoology through his father, an amateur ornithologist. He started taking medical classes at the University of Turin, with his studies eventually turning to zoology. In 1886, he obtained his degree from the university under the direction of Michele Lessona (1823-1894). After graduation, he remained in Turin as an assistant to Lessona, and later Lorenzo Camerano (1856-1917), at the zoological institute. Here he worked until his retirement in 1920. At the zoological institute, he served as curator of herpetological collections. Among the specimens at the museum were reptiles and amphibians that were produced at his estate, where he kept a large temperature-controlled vivarium with tropical plants, containing animals that included giant salamanders and Galapagos tortoises. Many of his written works dealt with herpetological collections from South America and Africa ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
