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Bothriechis Rowleyi
:''Common names: Mexican palm-pitviper.Campbell JA, species:William W. Lamar, Lamar WW (2004). ''The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere''. 2 volumes. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 870 pp. 1,500 plates. .'' ''Bothriechis rowleyi'' is a species of pit viper, a venomous snake, in the subfamily Crotalinae of the Family (biology), family Viperidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Mexico. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''rowleyi'', is in honor of Americans, American Ornithology, ornithologist :fr:John Stuart Rowley, John Stuart Rowley, who was one of the collectors of the holotype.species:Bo Beolens, Beolens, Bo; species:Michael Watkins, Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Bothriechis rowleyi'', p. 228). Description ''B. rowleyi'' is slender and green with a preh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Mitchill Bogert
Charles Mitchill Bogert (June 4, 1908 – April 10, 1992) was an American herpetologist, and curator of herpetology and researcher for the American Museum of Natural History. Early life and education Born in Mesa, Colorado, Bogert was a technician at the Division of Nature Study for the Los Angeles City Schools in California, a guide at Rocky Mountain National Park, and a forest ranger for the US National Park Service at the Grand Canyon National Park before attaining his bachelor and master of arts degrees at the University of California, Los Angeles. Assistant curator From 1936 to 1940, Bogert was the assistant curator of herpetology for the American Museum of Natural History. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation, he participated in several surveys of various states in Mexico, including one with Karl Patterson Schmidt for the Field Museum of Natural History. In 1941, he was elected vice president of the American Society of Ichthyologists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |