Authors who have named South African animals
List of authors of South African animal taxa is a list of authors who have described or revised South African animals, and the standard forms used for identification of those authors in the zoological literature.
The complete entry for each author is given on a single line showing the standard form for their name, name link, dates and other names by which they have been known. Following this comes a list of major groups they have worked on. In cases where there is more than one person who may be referred to by a name, one or more dates of publication may help with disambiguation.
The major groups are
Invertebrate
Porifera
Ctenophores
Cnidarians
Platyhelminthes
Nematodes
Nemerteans
Annelids
Arthropods
Bryozoans
Brachiopods
Molluscs
Echinoderms
Tunicates
Vertebrates
Fish
Amphibians
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
The dates given are those of birth and death where one or both are available. If neither is known, a date on which the author is known to have published a name (usually the earliest, and optionally also the latest, if more than one is known) is given preceded by 'fl.' (floruit ).
A
B
C
Capello fl. 1864
Castelnau fl. 1861
Castle fl. 1968
Cocco fl.1829
Cohen fl. 1981
Compagno fl. 1984
Cramer fl. 1897
Cressy fl. 1979
Cuvier fl. 1829
D
Davies fl. 1950
Day fl. 1873
D'Aubrey fl. 1975
DeFilippi fl. 1857
De Kay fl. 1842
Donndorff fl. 1789
Duméril fl. 1865
E
Ebert fl. 1990
Ege fl.1933
Ehrenberg fl. 1899
Esmark fl. 1871
Euphrasen fl. 1790
F
Forsskål fl. 1775
Forster fl. 1801
Fowler fl. 1927
Franca fl. 1960
G
Gaimard fl. 1824
Garman fl. 1899
Gibbs fl. 1960
Giglioli fl.1884
Gilbert fl. 1892
Gilchrist fl. 1911
Gill fl. 1884
Giorna fl. 1809
Gmelin fl. 1789
Gomon fl. 1982
Goode fl. 1895
Griffith fl. 1834
Gunnerus fl. 1765
Günther fl. 1867
H
Hamilton fl. 1822
Hamilton-Buchanan fl. 1822
Hector fl. 1975
Heemstra fl. 1980
Hemprich fl. 1899
Henle fl. 1841
Herrmann fl. 1783
Hjort fl. 1912
Holt fl. 1909
Hubbs fl. 1977
Hulley fl. 1966
Hutton fl. 1875
I
J
Jenyns fl. 1842
Johnson fl. 1862
Jordan fl. 1898, 1902
K
Kannemeyer fl. 1984
Kaup fl. 1856
Klunzinger fl. 1871
Koefoed fl. 1955
Krefft fl. 1976 G. Krefft
Kristnasamy fl. 1975
Krøyer fl. 1845
L
Lacepède fl. 1803
Latham fl. 1794
Latreille fl. 1804
Lay fl. 1839
Leseuer fl. 1818
Lesson fl. 1828
Linnaeus fl. 1758
Lloyd fl. 1908
Lönnberg fl. 1905
Lowe fl. 1840
Lütken fl. 1892
M
Makushok fl. 1976
Marshall – Norman Bertram Marshall (1915–1996) ichthyologist
Matsubara fl. 1936, 1953
Maul fl.1948
McCann fl. 1980
McClelland fl. 1844
McCosker fl. 1882
McCulloch fl. 1915
McKnight fl. 1980
McLeay fl. 1882
Mead fl. 1959
Merrett fl. 1973
Millard – Naomi A. H. Millard (1914–1997) Hydroida
Miyosi fl. 1939
Mukhacheva fl. 1964
Müller fl. 1834
N
Nafpaktitis (x2) fl. 1969
Nakamura fl. 1955
Nardo fl. 1827
Nielsen fl. 1978
Nodder fl. 1785
Norman fl. 1922
O
Ogilby fl. 1899
Olfers fl. 1831
Osorio fl. 1917
P
Pappenheim fl. 1914
Parin fl. 1972
Parr fl. 1928
Paxton fl. 1968
Penrith fl. 1966
Péron fl. 1822
Peters fl. 1855
Petit fl.1934
Pietschmann fl. 1913
Poey fl. 1861
Post fl. 1973
Q
R
Radcliffe fl. 1912
Rafinesque fl. 1810
Ramsay fl. 1881
Randall fl. 1882
Regan fl. 1913
Reinhardt fl. 1825
Richardson fl. 1848
Risso fl. 1810
Rofen fl. 1963
Roule fl. 1922
Rüppell fl. 1837
Russell fl. 1979
Ryder fl. 1883
S
Saint Hilaire fl. 1817
Sazonov fl. 1980
Schcherbachev fl.1976
Schinz fl. 1822
Schlegel fl. 1850
Schmidt fl. 1912
Schneider fl. 1923
Schultz fl. 1953
Scott fl. 1976
Seale fl. 1906
Shaw fl. 1785, 1791
Sivertsen fl. 1945
Smale fl. 1985
Smith fl. 1980
Smith fl. 1834
Smith fl. 1912
Snyder fl. 1902
Springer fl. 1950
Starks fl. 1904
Stehman fl. 1990
Steindachner fl. 1867
Strömman fl. 1896
Swart fl. 1923
T
Tåning fl. 1928 Åge Vedel Tåning (1890-1958)
Taylor fl. 1982
Temminck fl. 1850
Thompson fl. 1911
Thunberg fl. 1787
Trewavas fl. 1929
Trinov fl. 1988
U
V
Vahl fl. 1797
Vaillant fl. 1888
Valenciennes fl. 1841
van Bonde fl. 1923
van Hasselt fl. 1823
Verany fl. 1857
W
Waite fl. 1916
Wallace fl. 1967
Waller fl. 1969
Weber fl. 1913
Welsh fl. 1923
Whitley fl. 1931
Williams fl. 1896
Wongratana fl. 1983
X
Y
Z
Zubrigg fl. 1976
Zugmayer fl. 1911
See also
References
External links
Wikispecies catalogue of taxon authorities
National taxon checklists
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Microwhip scorpions
Pseudoscorpions
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Shorttailed whipscorpions
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Whip spiders and tailless whip scorpions
Insects
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