Harald Meier (1922 – 2007)
[Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians''. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. xiii + 262 pp. . ("Harald Meier", p. 89).] was a German herpetologist.
[Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Harald Meier", p. 115; "Meier", p. 175).]
Taxa described by Meier
Meier described several new
taxa of
gecko
Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from .
Geckos ar ...
s, including ''
Phelsuma pusilla hallmanni'' and ''
Phelsuma borbonica mater
''Phelsuma'' is a large genus of geckos in the family Gekkonidae. Species in the genus ''Phelsuma'' are commonly referred to as day geckos.
Some day geckos are seriously endangered and some are common, but all ''Phelsuma'' species are CITES Ap ...
'', subspecies of
geckos.
[ (in German).]
Taxa named in honor of Meier
Meier is commemorated in the scientific names of three taxa:
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Mantella haraldmeieri
The Haraldmeier's mantella (''Mantella haraldmeieri'') is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae.
It is endemic to Madagascar.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.
It is threatened by habitat loss ...
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Geoscincus haraldmeieri
''Geoscincus'' is a monotypic genus of skinks: the only accepted species is ''Geoscincus haraldmeieri'' (Meier's skink).
Etymology
''G. haraldmeieri'' is named after German herpetologist Harald Meier.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Micha ...
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Zonosaurus haraldmeieri''
References
1922 births
2007 deaths
German herpetologists
20th-century German zoologists
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