Fritz Nieden

Fritz Nieden (1883 - 1942) was a German zoologist who specialized in African herpetology.

He worked as a zoologist at the "Museum für Naturkunde" in Berlin. His name is associated with "Nieden's dwarf skink", Panaspis megalurus.[1] In 1911 he was the first to describe Callulina kreffti, which until 2004 was the only known species of the genus Callulina.[2][3]

The Sagala caecilian, Boulengerula niedeni is named after him.[4]

Selected writings

References

  1. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles by Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson
  2. Squamates Recently Discovered Diversity in Breviciptid Frogs
  3. IUCN Red List
  4. Lifedesks African amphibians
  5. WorldCat Identities (list of published works)