Eugênio Izecksohn (1932 – June 2013) was a Brazilian

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."Eugênio Izecksohn, especialista em anfíbios, morre aos 81 anos"
''O Globo'' (June 4, 2013). (In

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). Izecksohn graduated from ''

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'' in 1953. Among others, he discovered and scientifically described the flea frog '' Brachycephalus didactylus'', one of the smallest frogs in the world. Several

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have been named in honour of him, mostly frogs like the tiny '' B. izecksohni'', and the extremely rare—if not already extinct—'' Bokermannohyla izecksohni'', but also a few from other groups like the fish '' Xenurolebias izecksohni'' and the bat '' Myotis izecksohni''.

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Brazilian herpetologists 1932 births 2013 deaths {{Brazil-scientist-stub