Arthur Loveridge

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Arthur Loveridge (born May 28, 1891 in Penarth , Wales , † February 16, 1980 on St. Helena ) was a British biologist and herpetologist . He described the animal world in East Africa and published a large number of new descriptions, including of reptiles.

Life

He has been interested in natural history since childhood. After leaving school, he did an apprenticeship as a businessman in a family environment for two years. He then attended a one-year course with William Newton Parker (1857-1923) at the University College of South Wales . This was followed by a six-month position as an assistant at the Manchester Museum . Here he cataloged, refilled exhibits or re-identified them. In 1911 an assistant position at the National Museum of Wales followed . Here he organized temporary exhibitions and created a 23000 index consisting of cards, with corresponding collector's items. In 1914 Loveridge became a curator at the newly founded British East Africa Museum in Nairobi , Kenya (today: part of the National Museums of Kenya ). Despite his young age, he proudly mentioned in his application that he owned over 300 containers with natural history and anthropological exhibits, as well as over 250 jars with formalin and alcohol in which he kept reptiles. He also stated that he mastered preparation techniques and described his complex system in an 80-page catalog.

During World War I , Loveridge served for three years with the East Africa Rifles in Tanganyika . After completing his service, he was stationed in Lumbo in Mozambique . After the war he worked as an assistant game warden in Tanganyika for several years. During this task he collected many natural history specimens. Between 1920 and 1925, he published numerous scientific articles on reptiles and amphibians in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London .

In 1924 he went to the USA and was under the direction of Thomas Barbour employee at the herpetological section of Harvard University . In 1927 he became a curator at the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ). In five expeditions to East Africa he collected for the MCZ, preferably in evergreen forests, such as B. in the years 1926 to 1927 in the mountains of Uluguru and Usambara , in the years 1929 to 1930 in the southwestern plateaus of Tanganyika, in the years 1933 to 1934 in Kenya and eastern Uganda , in the years 1938 to 1939 in Kenya , Tanzania and Uganda, and in 1948 and 1949 in Malawi and the province of Tete . Reports on these expeditions appeared in Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . He first described 70 species of reptiles.

Between 1936 and 1958 he carried out taxonomic treatment of many African genera and families . So he started with the genus Cnemaspis up to various species of adder . Unfortunately, since many of his studies took place during World War II , he did not have access to specimens from some European and African museums. Another important publication shortly before his retirement was Checklist of the reptiles and amphibians of East Africa in 1957 . Between 1913 and 1962, around 180 herpetological papers by Loveridge were published.

In June 1957 he left the MCS and spent his retirement in St. Helena. Nevertheless, he continued to communicate with numerous scientists. He inspired many of his students with some popular scientific publications such as Many Happy Days I've Squandered or I Drank the Zambezi . In 1929 he married Mary Victoria Sloane in Mombasa , who died in June 1972. The marriage produced a son named Brian. He died on February 16, 1980 in the hospital on St. Helena.

Dedication names

The following reptile species were named after him:

Ernst Hartert dedicated the scientific name of the orange-bellied nectar bird ( Cinnyris loveridgei ) to him in 1922 , the man who collected the type specimen . The common name Loveridge's Sunbird therefore also exists in English . Hartert wrote:

"In the Tring Museum, 24th BC. 1921, collected by Arthur Loveridge, after whom the species is named. "

Fonts

  • Notes on the Three British Ophidia . In: Reports and Transactions . tape 46 , 1913, pp. 52-64 (English, journals.library.wales ).
  • Notes on East African Mammals, Collected 1920-1923 . In: Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London . 1923, p. 685–739 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1096-3642.1923.tb02204.x (English).
  • A List of the Lizards of British Territories in East Africa (Uganda, Kenya Colony, Tanganyika Territory, and Zanzibar), with Keys for the diagnosis of the Species . In: Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London . 1923, p. 841–863 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1096-3642.1923.tb02210.x (English).
  • Notes on East African Snakes, Collected 1918-1923 . In: Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London . 1923, p. 871-897 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1096-3642.1923.tb02212.x (English).
  • Notes on East African Birds (chiefly nesting habits and endo ‐ parasites) collected 1920–1923 . In: Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London . 1923, p. 899–921 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1096-3642.1923.tb02213.x (English).
  • Notes on East African Tortoises collected 1921-1923, with the description of a new species of Soft Land Tortoise . In: Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London . 1923, p. 923-933 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1096-3642.1923.tb02214.x (English).
  • Notes on East African Lizards collected 1920–1923, with tho Description of two new Races oP Ayuina lionotus Blgr . In: Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London . 1923, p. 935–969 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1096-3642.1923.tb02215.x (English).
  • Notes on East African Mammals, Collected 1915-1922 . In: Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London . 1923, p. 1013-1041 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1096-3642.1923.tb02217.x (English).
  • The Snakes of Tanganyika Territory . In: Quarterly Journal of the Tanganyika European Civil Servants Association . 1923, p. 10-28 (English).
  • The Lizards of Tanganyika Territory . In: Quarterly Journal of the Tanganyika European Civil Servants Association . 1924, p. 10-28 (English).
  • On Natrix olivacea (Peters), from Pemba Island, and other Notes on Reptiles and a Murænid Fish . In: Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London . 1925, p. 71–74 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1096-3642.1925.tb03343.x (English).
  • Notes on East African Scorpions and SoliEugæ, collected 1916-1923 . In: Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London . 1925, p. 303–309 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1096-3642.1925.tb03352.x (English).
  • with Glover Morrill Allen: Mammals from the Uluguru and Usambara Mountains, Tanganyika Territory . In: Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History . tape 38 , 1927, pp. 413-441 (English).
  • with Thomas Barbour: A Comparative Study of the Herpetological Faunae of the Ukuguru and Usambara Mountains, Tanganyika Territory, With Descriptions of New Species . In: Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. tape 50 , no. 2 , 1928, p. 87–265 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • East African Reptiles and Amphibians in the United States National Museum . In: Bulletin - United States National Museum . tape 151 , 1929, pp. 1–135 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Field Notes on Vertebrates Collected by the Smithsonian-Chrysler East African Expedition of 1926 . In: Proceedings of the United States National Museum . tape 73 , no. 2738 , 1928, pp. 1–69 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • A Scientist's Trip to Eastern Africa . In: Harvard Alumni Bulletin . tape 33 , 1930 (English).
  • A List of the Amphibia of the British Territories in East Africa (Uganda, Kenya Colony, Tanganyika Territory, and Zanzibar), together with Keys for the Diagnosis of the Species . In: Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London . 1930, p. 7–32 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1096-3642.1930.tb00962.x (English).
  • Preliminary Description of a new Tree Viper of the Genus Atheris from Tanganyika Territory . In: Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club . tape 11 , 1930, p. 107-108 (English).
  • Reports on the scientific results of an expedition to the southwestern highlands of Tanganyika territory. Introduction and Zoögeography . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 75 , no. 1 , 1933, pp. 1–43 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • with Glover Morrill Allen: Reports on the scientific results of an expedition to the southwestern highlands of Tanganyika Territory. ii. Mammals . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 75 , no. 2 , 1933, pp. 47–140 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • with Outram Bangs: Reports on the scientific results of an expedition to the southwestern highlands of Tanganyika Territory. iii. Birds . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 75 , no. 3 , 1933, pp. 141–221 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Rambles in Search of Frogs in Equatoria . In: Harvard Alumni Bulletin . tape 37 , 1935, pp. 450-457 (English).
  • Rambles in Search of Frogs in Equatoria . In: Harvard Alumni Bulletin . tape 37 , 1935, pp. 494-500 (English).
  • Rambles in Search of Frogs in Equatoria . In: Harvard Alumni Bulletin . tape 37 , 1935, pp. 526-533 (English).
  • Rambles in Search of Frogs in Equatoria . In: Harvard Alumni Bulletin . tape 37 , 1935, pp. 564-571 (English).
  • Revision of the African geckos of the genus Cnemaspis, with the description of a new race . In: Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London . 1936, p. 817–8222 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1469-7998.1935.tb06266.x (English).
  • with Wilfred Hudson Osgood: African reptiles and amphibians in the Field Museum of Natural History . In: Field Museum of Natural History (=  Zoological Series ). tape 22 , no. 360 , 1936, pp. 1–112 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • A serpent-seeking safari in Equatoria . In: The Scientific Monthly . tape 50 , no. 6 , 1940, p. 498-512 , JSTOR : 16973 (English).
  • Revision of the African snakes of the genera Mehelya & Gonionotophis . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 86 , 1939, pp. 131–162 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Revision of the African snakes of the genera Dromophis and Psammophis . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 87 , 1940, pp. 1–70 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • A Serpent-Seeking Safari in Equatoria: Part II. Congo and Tanganika Territory . In: The Scientific Monthly . tape 51 , no. 1 , 1940, p. 22-35 , JSTOR : 17167 (English).
  • Revision of the African lizards of the family Amphisbaenidae . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 87 , 1941, pp. 357-451 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Revision of the African terrapin of the family Pelomedusidae . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 88 , 1941, pp. 467-424 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Revision of the Afro-Oriental geckos of the Genus Phelsuma . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 89 , 1942, pp. 439-482 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Revision of the African lizards of the family Gerrhosauridae . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 89 , 1942, pp. 485-543 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Revision of the African lizards of the family Cordylidae . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 95 , 1944, pp. 1–118 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Further revisions of African snake genera . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 95 , 1944, pp. 121–247 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Reptiles of the Pacific world . 1st edition. The Macmillan company, New York 1945.
  • Reptiles of the Pacific world . 2nd Edition. The Macmillan company, New York 1946.
  • Revision of the African lizards of the family Gekkonidae . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 98 , 1947, pp. 1-469 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Many Happy Days I've Squandered . Robert Hale Limited, London 1949.
  • Tomorrow's a Holiday . Robert Hale Limited, London 1951.
  • I drank the Zambezi . Lutterworth Press, London 1954.
  • Forest safari . Lutterworth Press, London 1956.
  • with Ernest Edward Williams: Revision of the African Tortoises and Turtles of the Suborder Cryptodira . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 115 , 1957, pp. 163–557 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Checklist of the reptiles and amphibians of East Africa . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 117 , 1957, pp. 151-362 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Revision of five African snake genera . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 119 , 1958, pp. 1–198 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).

literature

  • Carl Gans: In Memoriam: Arthur Loveridge . In: Herpetologica . tape 37 , no. 2 , 1981, p. 117-121 , JSTOR : 3891768 (English).
  • Donald George Broadley: Three new lizards from South Nyasaland and Tete . In: Occasional papers of the National Museums of Southern Rhodesia. Natural sciences (=  12 ). tape 6 , 1963, pp. 285–288 (English, pachydactylus.com [PDF; 135 kB ]).
  • Donald George Broadley: Obituary: Arthur Loveridge (1891-1980) . In: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa . tape 23 , no. 1 , 1981, p. 2 , doi : 10.1080 / 04416651.1980.9651024 (English).
  • Ernst Hartert: Dr. Ernst Hartert exibited some new African birds, which he described as follow . In: Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club . tape 42 , no. 264 , 1922, pp. 49-51 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • John Davidson Constable: Reptiles from the Indian Peninsula in the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy . In: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . tape 103 , no. 2 , 1949, p. 59–160 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Afrânio do Amaral: Studies of neotropical Ophidia XVI. Two new snakes from Central Colombia . In: Bulletin of the Antiven Institute of America . tape 4 , no. 2 , 1930, p. 27-28 (English).
  • Karl Patterson Schmidt: New amphibians and reptiles from Honduras in the Museum of Comparative Zoology . In: Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington . tape 49 , 1936, pp. 43–50 (English, biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Hampton Wildman Parker: The snakes of Somaliland and the Sokotra islands . In: Zoologische Verhandelingen . tape 6 , 1949, pp. 1–115 (English, repository.naturalis.nl [PDF; 8.8 MB ]).
  • Walter Creighton Brown: Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 69 A review of New Guinea lizards allied to Emoia baudini and Emoia physicae (Scincidae) . In: American Museum Novitates . No. 1627 , 1953, pp. 1–25 (English, digitallibrary.amnh.org [PDF; 3.0 MB ]).
  • Édouard-Raoul Brygoo, Rolande Roux-Estève: Un genre de lezards scincines d'Afrique: Melanoseps . In: Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (=  3 ). tape 4 , no. 1627 , 1981, pp. 1169–1191 (French, bionames.org [PDF; 4.3 MB ]).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Carl Gans, p. 117
  2. ↑ a b Carl Gans, p. 118
  3. ↑ a b c d e Donald George Broadley (1980), p. 2
  4. ↑ Peter Uetz: The original descriptions of reptiles, Zootaxa, No. 2335, 2010, 59–68, pdf
  5. ^ Donald George Broadley (1963), p. 286
  6. ^ Karl Patterson Schmidt, p. 47
  7. ↑ Afrânio do Amaral, p. 28
  8. ↑ Hampton Wildman Parker, pp. 95-96
  9. ↑ Walter Creighton Brown, pp. 10-12
  10. ↑ Édouard-Raoul Brygoo et al. a., pp. 1183-1185
  11. ↑ John Davidson Constable, pp. 110-111
  12. ↑ Ernst Hartert, p. 49
personal data
SURNAME Loveridge, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British biologist and herpetologist
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Penarth , Wales
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 1980
Place of death on St. Helena