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Samuel B. McDowell
Samuel Booker McDowell Jr. (1928–2014) was an American Herpetology, herpetologist who worked on the comparative anatomy of turtles and snakes, and studied snakes of Oceania. McDowell earned a B.Sc. (1947) and a Ph.D. (1957) from Columbia University, and worked at the American Museum of Natural History. His zoological author abbreviation is McDowell. Several snakes are named in his honor. www.reptile-database.org. Some taxa authored *''Acrochordus arafurae'' *Emydinae *Pseudoxenodontinae *Salomonelaps Eponyms The following four snakes are named in honor of McDowell.species:Bo Beolens, Beolens, B.; species:Michael Watkins, Watkins, M.; species:Michael Grayson, Grayson, M. (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (McDowell, p. 173). *''Hydrophis macdowelli'' *''Tropidonophis mcdowelli'' *''Gerrhopilus mcdowelli'' *''Candoia paulsoni, Candoia paulsoni mcdowelli'' ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclature, binomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, Columbia is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It is one of nine colonial colleges founded prior to the Declaration of Independence. It is a member of the Ivy League. Columbia is ranked among the top universities in the world. Columbia was established by royal charter under George II of Great Britain. It was renamed Columbia College in 1784 following the American Revolution, and in 1787 was placed under a private board of trustees headed by former students Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In 1896, the campus was moved to its current location in Morningside Heights and renamed Columbia University. Columbia scientists and scholars have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrhopilus Mcdowelli
McDowell's blind snake (''Gerrhopilus mcdowelli)'' is a species of snake in the family Gerrhopilidae. Etymology The specific name, ''mcdowelli'', is in honor of American herpetologist Samuel Booker McDowell Jr.. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Typhlops mcdowelli'', p. 173). Geographic range ''G. mcdowelli'' is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Reproduction ''G. mcdowelli'' 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 * Vidal, Nicolas; Marin, Julie; Morini, Marina; Donnellan, Steve; Branch, William R.; Thomas, Richard; Vences, Miguel; Wynn, Addison; Cruaud, Corinne; Hedges, S. Blair (2010). "Blindsna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
