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Encyclopedia > Albert C. L. G. Günther

Albrecht Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Gunther; 1830-1914) was a German-born British zoologist. 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ...


Günther was born in Esslingen (Swabia). He studied theology in Bonn and Berlin and later studied medicine in Tübingen. He went to the British Museum in 1856, where he worked on ichthyology. Following the death of John Edward Gray in 1875 he was made director of the zoology department of the Natural History Museum, remaining so until 1895. Apart from fishes, he also worked on the Reptiles and Amphibians in the Museum collection. Theology is literally rational discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, rational discourse). By extension, it also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... Bonn is a city in Germany (Population (2004 est): 313,605 ; the 19th largest city in Germany), in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine. ... Berlin (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,387,404 inhabitants (as of September 2004); down from 4. ... The main entrance to the British Museum The British Museum is one of the worlds greatest and most famous museums. ... Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish. ... John Edward Gray (February 12, 1800 - March 7, 1875) was a British zoologist. ... -1... Orders  Crocodilia - Crocodilians scary crocodiles. ... For other uses, see Amphibian (disambiguation). ...


Publications

  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1858) - Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia in the collection of the British Museum. London.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1863) - On new specimens of Snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Sep. Annals Mag. Nat. Hist., 1-6.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1863) - Third account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Sep. Annals Mag. Nat. Hist., 1-17.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1864) - Report on a collection of Reptiles and Fishes made by Dr. Kirk in the Zambesi and Nyassa regions. Sep. Proceed. Zool. Soc. London, 1-12.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1864) - Descriptions of new species of Batrachians from West Africa. Sep. Proceed. Zool. Soc. London, 1-4. Folha manuscrita por Bocage no interior com descrição de Cystignathus Bocagei de Bolama.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1865) - Fourth account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Sep. Annals Mag. Nat. Hist., 1-10.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1867) - Contribution to the anatomy of Hatteria (Rhynchocephalus, Owen). Sep. Philosophical Transactions, II: 1-36.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1867) - Descriptions of some new or little-known species of Fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Jan. 24: 99-104, 1 estampa.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1868) - First account of species of tailless Batrachians added to the collection of the British Museum. Proceed. Zool. Soc. London, III: 478-490.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1868) - Sixth account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Sep. Annals Mag. Nat. Hist., 1-17.
  • GÜNTHER, Alfred (1868) - First account of species of Tailless Batrachians added to the collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (III), June 25: 478-490. 4 pranchas.
  • GÜNTHER, Alfred (1868) - Report on a collection of Fishes made at St. Helena by J.C. Meliss. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (II): 225-228.1 estampa.
  • GÜNTHER, Alfred (1868) - Descriptions of freshwater Fishes made from Surinam and Brazil. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (II): 229-246. 3 estampas.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1872) - Seventh account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Annals Mag. Nat. Hist., 13-37.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1874) - Description of a new European Species of Zootoca. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, August.
  • GUNTHER, Albert (1874) - Descriptions of some new or imperfectly known species of Reptiles from the Camaroon Mountains. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London, June 16: 444-445. Plate 56 - Chamaeleon montium Buckholz, 1874. B - juvenil. Pl. 57: Rhampholeon spectrum Buckholz e Bothrolycus ater sp. nov. . Del. G.H. Ford..
  • GUNTHER, Albert (1875) - Second report on collection of Indian Reptiles obtained by the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London, March 16 : 224-234. Plates XXX-XXXIV. Col. Tenente Beddome no Sul da Índia e Dr. Jerdon no Norte e nos Himalaias. Plate 30 - Calotes grandisquamis Gunther, 1875 - col. Bedomme no sopé do Canoot Ghat; Pl. XXXIV - Trimeresurus jerdoni sp. nov. - Jerdon, Khassya. G.H. Ford del.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1875) - Third report on collections of Indian Reptiles obtained by the British Museum. From the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 567-577. 4 estampas.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1876) - Statement regarding dr. Welwitsch's Angola Reptiles. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes, Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa, V (20): 275-276. Welwitsch. Seguem declarações de J.V. Barboza du Bocage.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1876) - Notes on a small collection brought by Lieut. L. Cameron, from Angola. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, pág. 678. Herpetologia. Ahaetulla dorsalis (Bocage). Reptilia. Serpentes.
  • GÜNTHER, A. (1876) - Remarks on some Indian and, more especially, Bornean Mammals. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, III: 424-428. Plate XXXVII - Viverra megaspila Blyth, 1863. J.G. Keulemans del..
  • GÜNTHER, A. (1876) - Carta para Bocage, do Zoological Department (British Museum), 26 de Junho, a falar de Welwitsch. Arquivo histórico do Museu Bocage, CE/G-88.
  • GÜNTHER, A. (1877) - Notice of two large extinct lizards formerly inhabiting the Mascarene Islands. Sep. Linnean Society's Journal - Zoology, vol. 13: 321-328.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1878) - On Reptiles from Midian collected by Major Burton. From the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 977-978. 1 estampa.
  • GÜNTHER, A. (1879) - The extinct reptiles of Rodriguez. Sep. Philosoph. Trans. Roy. Soc., 168 (extra-vol.), London: 470-472.
  • GUNTHER, Albert (1879) - List of the Mammals, Reptiles, and Batrachians sent by Mr. Everett from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London, January 14: 74-79. Plate IV - Dendrophis philippinensis Gunther, 1879 - Norte de Mindanao . Del. R. Mintern.
  • GUNTHER, Albert (1882) - Observations on some rare Reptiles and a Batrachian now or lately living in the Society's Menagerie. Transactions of the Zoological Society, London VI, part VII (1) : 215-222, pl. 42-46. Chelys fimbriata (Schneid.) - a Matamata habita as águas estagnada do Brasil e Guiana. Pl. 43-44: Metopoceros cornutus (Wagler). A imagem representa o segundo exemplar chegado aos museus da Europa, o primeiro pertencia ao Museu de Paris e tinha vindo de San Domingo. Deste não se conhece a proveniência exacta. Ceratothrys ornata (Bell). Tejus rufescens - Mendoza.
  • GÜNTHER, Albert (1885) - Note on a supposed melanotic variety of the Leopard, from South Africa. From the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, March 3: 243-245, estampa de Felis leopardus.
  • GÜNTHER, A. (1888) - Contribution to the knowledge of Snakes of Tropical Africa. Annals Mag. Nat. Hist., (6), 1: 322-335. Ahoetulla bocagei, sp. nov.. Angola.
  • GÜNTHER, A. (1888) - Report on a collection of Reptiles and Batrachians sent by Emin Pasha from Monbuttu, Upper Congo. Proceed. Zool. Soc. London, 50-51.
  • GÜNTHER, A. (1895) - Notice of Reptiles and Batrachians collected in the Eastern Half of Tropical Africa. Annals Mag. Nat. Hist., (6) 15: 523-529.


 
 

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