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Ronald Archie Nussbaum
Ronald Archie Nussbaum (born February 9, 1942) is an American herpetologist. He works with evolutionary biology and ecology of amphibians and reptiles, including systematics of caecilians and salamanders. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Michigan. Education Nussbaum possesses a bachelor's, master's, and doctorate in biology from the University of Idaho, Central Washington University, and Oregon State University, respectively. Taxa described *'' Amietophrynus'' Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green & Wheeler, 2006 *'' Amphiglossus anosyensis'' Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993 *'' Amphiglossus mandokava'' Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993 *''Amphiglossus punctatus'' Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993 *'' Atretochoana'' Nussbaum & Wilkinson, 1995 *'' Boulengerula fischeri'' Nussbaum & Hinkel, 1994 *''Brookesia ambreensis'' Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1995 *'' Brookesia antak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert, Idaho
Rupert is the county seat and largest city of Minidoka County, Idaho,. It is part of the Burley Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,554 at the 2010 census.quickfacts.census.gov Rupert, Idaho , , 2010. Accessed 2011-12-11. Rupert, founded in 1906, sprung up after the announcement of the Minidoka Reclamation Project, which provided irrigation and electricity following the completion of the in 1906. After the dam was built, Rupert became one of the first cities in the world to have its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookesia Antakarana
The Antakarana leaf chameleon, ''Brookesia antakarana'', is a species of chameleon. It is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa .... References * Brookesia Near threatened animals Vulnerable biota of Africa chameleon chameleon Reptiles described in 1995 Taxa named by Christopher John Raxworthy Taxa named by Ronald Archie Nussbaum {{chameleon-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chthonerpeton Perissodus
''Chthonerpeton perissodus'' is a species of caecilian in the family Typhlonectidae. It is Endemism, endemic to Minas Gerais, Brazil, and only known from its imprecise Type locality (biology), type locality, Rio Pandeiro. Only three specimens are known. The common name Minas Gerais caecilian has been coined for this species. Description The type series consists of three specimens. The holotype is an adult male measuring in total length. One paratype is a female, either maturing or mature, measuring , whereas the other one is poorly preserved and of unknown sex, measuring about . The body is dorsoventrally flattened and wide. There are 95–101 primary annuli (segments). The head is bluntly rounded. The eyes are dorsolaterally oriented and covered by epidermis. The coloration is relatively uniform, slate gray dorsally and slightly lighter ventrally. There are numerous whitish skin glands present throughout the body. The Specific name (zoology), specific name ''perissodus'' refers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chthonerpeton Onorei
''Chthonerpeton onorei'' is a species of amphibian in the family Typhlonectidae, endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface fl ...s and ditches. Originally the specie was limited to only southern Brazil, Uruguay, and northern Argentina.Then in 1984 and 1985 two specimens were collected by Dr. G. Onore in Ecuador and this helped extend the known range of the species. This discovery extended the range of the species by 4,250 km northwest from southern Brazil. References * Amphibians described in 1986 onorei Amphibians of Ecuador End ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chthonerpeton Exile
''Chthonerpeton exile'' is a species of caecilian in the family Typhlonectidae. It is endemic to Brazil, and only known from its imprecise type locality "Bahia". Only one specimen is known and now lost. The specific name ''exile'', form Latin ', refers to the "relatively slender, delicate shape of the body and head." The common name Bahia caecilian has been coined for this species. Description The holotype is an adult female measuring in total length. The body is slender, dorsoventrally compressed (distinctly flattened along the last 4 cm) and wide. There are 88 primary annuli (segments). The snout is bluntly rounded in dorsal view and flattened in lateral view. The eyes are dorsolaterally oriented, covered by epidermis, and not directly visible. The coloration is relatively uniform. Where the outer epidermis has been lost, the color is rich brown dorsally, grading to a paler brown ventrally. Where the epidermis is intact, the color is closer to slate-gray than brown, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calumma Tsycorne
''Calumma tsycorne'', the blunt-nosed chameleon, is a species of chameleon Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. The members of this family are best known for their distinct range of colors, bein ... found in Madagascar. References Calumma Reptiles of Madagascar Reptiles described in 2006 Taxa named by Christopher John Raxworthy Taxa named by Ronald Archie Nussbaum {{chameleon-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calumma Peltierorum
''Calumma peltierorum'', Peltier's chameleon, is a species of chameleon Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. The members of this family are best known for their distinct range of colors, bein ... found in Madagascar. References Calumma Reptiles of Madagascar Reptiles described in 2006 Taxa named by Christopher John Raxworthy Taxa named by Ronald Archie Nussbaum {{chameleon-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calumma Jejy
''Calumma jejy'', the Marojejy Peak chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa .... References Calumma Reptiles of Madagascar Reptiles described in 2006 Taxa named by Christopher John Raxworthy Taxa named by Ronald Archie Nussbaum {{chameleon-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calumma Hafahafa
The bizarre-nosed chameleon (''Calumma hafahafa'') is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar. Its scientific name was named after the Malagasy word '' hafahafa'', which means "bizarre" or "strange" (a reference to the species' unusually upturned rostral appendages).Calumma hafahafa The Reptile Database Distribution and habitat Although the true extent of the bizarre-nosed chameleon's range is not known, it is estimated to less than 100 square kilometers. Specimens have been taken from several locations in northeastern , all at relatively high altitude. It appears the species lives only in[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calumma Crypticum
''Calumma crypticum'', commonly known as the cryptic chameleon or blue-legged chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in eastern Madagascar. Taxonomy This species was first described in 2006 as ''Calumma crypticum'' by Raxworthy & Nussbaum, one of six new species from mountain regions of Madagascar. It is very similar to, and was previously included in, the short-horned chameleon (''Calumma brevicorne''), but in 2007, Boumans ''et al.'' confirmed that it was sufficiently genetically distinct to be considered a valid species. Description ''Calumma crypticum'' grows to a length of about and has large flap-like lobes at the back of the head. The species is sexually dimorphic, the male having a longer snout with a horn-like protrusion on its upper surface, which the female lacks. As with other chameleon species, the colour is variable, depending on the colour of the surroundings, the ambient temperature, and variations in the level of light, but this species is usually quite co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calumma Amber
''Calumma amber'', commonly known as the Amber Mountain chameleon, is a species of chameleons endemic to Antsiranana Province, Madagascar. The species was first observed in 1989 and was first described in 2006, and can only be found in the northernmost portion of the northern Diana Region of Madagascar, on and around Montagne d'Amber National Park. ''C. amber'' was originally considered to be a population of '' C. brevicorne.'' References Further reading * Raxworthy CJ, Nussbaum RA. 2006. Six new species of occipital-lobed ''Calumma'' chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) from Madagascar, with a new description of ''Calumma brevicorne''. ''Copeia'' 2006 (4): 711–734. (''Calumma amber'', new species). amber Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects."Amber" (2004). In M ... Endemic fauna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookesia Lolontany
''Palleon lolontany'' is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar. It was first described by Raxworthy and Nussbaum in 1995 as '' Brookesia lolontany''. It was since placed in the genus '' Palleon'' when that genus was erected in 2013. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) rated the species as Near Threatened. Distribution and habitat ''Palleon lolontany'' is endemic to Mount Tsaratanana (Maromokotro), Madagascar's highest mountain, on the Tsaratanana Massif. Its type locality is Matsabory Lake and Mount Tsaratanana at above mean sea level. Currently, ''P. lolontany'' specimens can be found between in one humid Tsaratanana forest, over an area of , the estimated size of suitable habitat in Tsaratanana for the species. At the most, the species can be found over an area of . It is listed as Near Threatened because it is only found at most in 468 square km, and if the slash-and-burn method of agriculture were used, the species would continue to dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
