Sir Andrew Smith KCB (3 December 1797 – 11 August 1872) was a British surgeon, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist. He is considered the father of zoology...
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Eastern green mamba (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
regions of southern East Africa. Described by Scottish surgeon and zoologist Andrew Smith in 1849, it has a slender build with a bright green back and green-yellow...
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Grey go-away-bird (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
grey go-away-bird was formally described in 1833 by the Scottish zoologist Andrew Smith from specimens collected inland from Port Natal (now Durban) in...
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Carcharodon (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
Selachimorpha Order: Lamniformes Family: Lamnidae Genus: Carcharodon A. Smith, 1838 Type species Carcharodon carcharias Linnaeus, 1758 Species C. carcharias...
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Geosciurus (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Tribe: Xerini Genus: Geosciurus A. Smith, 1834 Species 2 sp., see text...
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Shield-nosed cobra (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
Family: Elapidae Genus: Aspidelaps Species: A. scutatus Binomial name Aspidelaps scutatus (Smith, 1849) range of A. lubricus range of A. scutatus...
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Philothamnus natalensis (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
Binomial name Philothamnus natalensis (Smith, 1848) Synonyms Dendrophis natalensis Smith, 1848 Dendrophis albovariata Smith, 1848 Dendrophis subcarinatus Jan...
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Wales Andrew Smith (zoologist) (1797–1872), Scottish zoologist Andrew Smith (1836–1894), one of the Smith Brothers who were makers of cough drops Andrew Smith...
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Pygmy falcon (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
Dorianne L.; Arnot, Luke F.; Kemp, Ryno; Lowney, Anthony M.; McKechnie, Andrew E. (2020-02-29). "Winter thermoregulation in free-ranging pygmy falcons...
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Central African egg-eating snake (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
"Egg-eating snakes". Why Evolution Is True. 2010-10-20. Retrieved 2018-09-19. Smith A. (1849). Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting chiefly...
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Atractaspis (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Genus Atractaspis, pp. 61–62). Smith A (1849). Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly...
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African harrier-hawk (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
(1957). Check list of the birds of Northern Rhodesia. Government Printer. Smithers, R. H. N.; Stuart Irwin, M. P; Paterson, M. L (1957). "A check List of...
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Acanthocercus atricollis (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
been described however, which are not very distinct. A. a. atricollis (Smith, 1849) – Southern tree agama, of southern Africa A. a. loveridgei (Klausewitz...
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Kingklip (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
orange in colour, with dark blotches dorsally. Andrew Smith, the redoubtable Scots explorer and zoologist, first described the kingklip species in 1847...
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Giant girdled lizard (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
ouvolk. An endangered species Mouton, P.le.F.N. 2014. Smaug giganteus (Smith, 1844). Pp 209. In: Bates, M.F., Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M., Burger, M.,...
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Bibron's blind snake (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
bibronii, new combination, p. 35). Smith A (1846). Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa ... Reptiles. London: Smith, Elder and Co. (Onycocephalus bibronii...
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Dessonornis (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
The genus Dessonornis was introduced in 1836 by British ornithologist Andrew Smith to accommodate a single species, the white-throated robin-chat, which...
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Smith's bush squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi), also known as the yellow-footed squirrel or tree squirrel, is an African bush squirrel which is native to woodlands...
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Cape wolf snake (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
nominotypical subspecies, L. c. capense: Lycophidion capense capense (A. Smith, 1831) Lycophidion capense jacksoni (Boulenger, 1893) Lycophidion capense...
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Cordylus niger (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Cordylidae Genus: Cordylus Species: C. niger Binomial name Cordylus niger Smith, 1844...
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Savanna vine snake (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
including the nominotypical subspecies. Thelotornis capensis capensis A. Smith, 1849 Thelotornis capensis oatesi (Günther, 1881) Thelotornis capensis schilsi...
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Amblyodipsas concolor (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
History), Volume III. London. p. 246. Smith, A. 1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa, Volume 3 (Reptiles). Smith, Elder, and Co. London. appendix...
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Diplodus capensis (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
capensis in 1844 by the Scottish surgeon, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist Andrew Smith with its type locality given as the southeastern coast of South...
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Dasypeltis inornata (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Genus: Dasypeltis Species: D. inornata Binomial name Dasypeltis inornata Smith, 1849...
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Striped harlequin snake (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Atractaspididae Genus: Homoroselaps Species: H. dorsalis Binomial name Homoroselaps dorsalis (Smith, 1849)...
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Petromus (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Petromuridae Genus: Petromus A. Smith, 1831 Species Petromus typicus †Petromus antiquus †Petromus minor...
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Philothamnus semivariegatus (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
30, 99). Smith, Andrew. 1840. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa ... London: Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury. (Smith, Elder and...
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Diplodus hottentotus (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
hottentotus in 1844 by the Scottish surgeon, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist Andrew Smith with its type locality given as the southeastern coast of South...
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Twig snake (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Genus Thelotornis, p. 100). Smith A (1849). Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa, Reptilia. London: Smith, Elder, and Co. (Thelotornis, new...
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Madagascar owl (category Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist))
Chordata Class: Aves Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae Genus: Asio Species: A. madagascariensis Binomial name Asio madagascariensis (A. Smith, 1834)...
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