Benjamin Shreve
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| Benjamin Shreve | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1908 |
| Died | 1985 (aged 76–77) |
| Known for | Herpetology |
| Influences | Arthur Loveridge, Thomas Barbour |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Shreve |
Benjamin Shreve (1908–1985) was an American amateur herpetologist. He was from a wealthy family of jewellers and worked at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology as a volunteer.[1][2] He was trained by Arthur Loveridge to deal with materials from elsewhere than Africa. Shreve described many species from the West Indies together with Thomas Barbour. In these papers, Shreve is said to have done the "spadework" while Barbour wrote "florid" introductions.[3]
Species named in honor of Benjamin Shreve
Reptiles named in honor of Shreve include:[1]
- Dipsadoboa shrevei — Shreve's (nocturnal) tree snake
- Riama shrevei — Shreve's lightbulb lizard
- Anolis shrevei — Shreve's anole
- Sphaerodactylus shrevei — Shreve's least gecko
Amphibians named in honor of Shreve are:[2][4][5]
- Dendrobates shrevei (now synonym of Andinobates minutus) — bluebelly poison frog
- Hyla shrevei (now synonym of Osteopilus wilderi) — green bromeliad frog or Wilder's treefrog
- Anomaloglossus shrevei — Shreve's rocket frog
- Pristimantis shrevei
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