Mykola Mykolaiovych Szczerbak (also Nikolai Nikolayevich, also Shcherbak; ua, Микола Миколайович Щербак; 31 October 1927 – 27 January 1998) was a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...

and

ecologist Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps wi ...

, a prolific

herpetologist Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and rept ...

, a

full professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors ...

and a Corresponding Member of the

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU; uk, Національна академія наук України, ''Natsional’na akademiya nauk Ukrayiny'', abbr: NAN Ukraine) is a self-governing state-funded organization in Ukraine th ...

Described species of reptiles

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Darevskia lindholmi ''Darevskia lindholmi'' is a lizard species in the genus ''Darevskia''. It is endemic to Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it ...

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Eremias kopetdaghica ''Eremias kopetdaghica'' (commonly known as the Kopet Dagh racerunner) is a species of lizard found in Turkmenistan and Iran. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of ''Eremias strauchi ''Eremias strauchi'', Common name, commonly known as S ...

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Eremias andersoni ''Eremias andersoni'', also known Common name, commonly as Anderson's racerunner, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Lacertidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Iran. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ...

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Tenuidactylus turcmenicus The Turkmenian thin-toed gecko (''Tenuidactylus turcmenicus'') is a species of gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekk ...

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Teratoscincus rustamowi ''Teratoscincus rustamowi'' is a small species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republi ...

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Altiphylax levitoni Leviton's gecko (''Altiphylax levitoni'') is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''levitoni'', is in honor of American herpetologist Alan E. Leviton Alan may refer ...

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Altiphylax mintoni ''Altiphylax mintoni'', also known commonly as Minton's thin-toed gecko or the plump swati gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''mintoni'', is in honor of Am ...

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Altiphylax tokobajevi ''Altiphylax tokobajevi'', also known commonly as the Kirghizia even-fingered gecko, the Tien Shan even-fingered gecko, and the Tjan-Shan pygmy gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Asia. Etymology Th ...

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Eremias afghanistanica The Afghan racerunner (''Eremias afghanistanica'') is a species of lizard found in Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country locate ...

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Gekko badenii The golden gecko (''Gekko badenii''), also known commonly as Baden's Pacific gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Vietnam. Etymology The specific name, ''badenii'', refers to '' Núi Bà Đen'' (Blac ...

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Cyrtodactylus paradoxus ''Cyrtodactylus paradoxus'' is a species 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 clima ...

Species of reptiles named in honor of Prof. Szczerbak

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Darevskia szczerbaki ''Darevskia szczerbaki'', Szczerbak's lizard, also spelled Shcherbak (Russian language, Russian: ящерица щербака ''Romanization of Russian, tr. yashcheritsa shcherbaka'') is a lizard species in the genus ''Darevskia''. It is Endemis ...

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Alsophylax szczerbaki Szczerbak's even-fingered gecko (''Alsophylax szczerbaki'') is a species of gecko found in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to th ...

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Eremias szczerbaki ''Eremias szczerbaki'' (commonly known as Szczerbak's racerunner) is a species of lizard endemic to Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhst ...

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References

Memorial websiteTo the 80 anniversary - biography (2007)
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