Zhao Er-mi
Zhao Er-mi (Chinese: 赵尔宓; 1930 – 24 December 2016) was a Chinese herpetologist, born in Chengdu.
He had been a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences since 2001.[1][2] He died at West China Medical Center of Sichuan University on 24 December 2016.[3]
Taxa named after him
Zhao is commemorated in the scientific names of four taxa of reptiles.[4]
- Zhaoermia Gumprecht & Tillack, 2004, a genus of pitviper
- Cyrtodactylus zhaoermii Shi & Zhao, 2010, a species of gecko
- Japalura zhaoermii Goa & Hou, 2002, a species of lizard
- Thermophis zhaoermii, Guo, Liu, Feng & He, 2008, a species of snake
Also, an amphibian species has been named after him.[5]
- Paramesotriton ermizhaoi Wu, Rovito, Papenfuss & Hanken, 2009, a species of newt
Described taxa
- Achalinus meiguensis Hu & Zhao, 1966
- Amolops liangshanensis (Wu & Zhao, 1984)
- Amphiesma metusia Inger, Zhao, Shaffer & Wu, 1990
- Amphiesma optatum (Hu & Zhao, 1966)
- Calotes medogensis Zhao & Li, 1984
- Cuora zhoui Zhao, Zhoi & Ye, 1990
- Cyrtopodion medogensis (Zhao & Li, 1987)
- Dinodon rosozonatum Hu & Zhao, 1972
- Gloydius shedaoensis Zhao, 1979
- Ingerana reticulata (Zhao & Li, 1984)
- Kurixalus hainanus (Zhao, Wang & Shi, 2005)
- Laudakia papenfussi Zhao, 1998
- Laudakia wui Zhao, 1998
- Liua Zhao & Hu, 1983
- Liuixalus Li, Che, Bain, Zhao & Zhang, 2008
- Oligodon multizonatus Zhao & Jiang, 1981
- Opisthotropis cheni Zhao, 1999
- Opisthotropis guangxiensis Zhao, Jiang & Huang, 1978
- Oreolalax multipunctatus Wu, Zhao, Inger & Shaffer, 1993
- Pelophylax tenggerensis (Zhao, Macey & Papenfuss, 1988)
- Phrynocephalus albolineatus Zhao, 1979
- Plagiopholis unipostocularis Zhao, Jiang & Huang, 1978
- Plestiodon liui (Hikida & Zhao, 1989)
- Protobothrops xiangchengensis (Zhao, Jiang & Huang, 1979)
- Rana zhengi Zhao, 1999
- Rhabdophis adleri Zhao, 1997
- Scincella huanrenensis Zhao & Huang, 1982
- Scincella tsinlingensis (Hu & Zhao, 1966)
- Viridovipera medoensis (Zhao, 1977)
- Xenopeltis hainanensis Hu & Zhao in Zhao, 1972
- Zhaoermia mangshanensis (Zhao, 1990)
References
- ↑ "Zhao Ermi biography". China Vitae.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ↑ http://www.toutiao.com/a6368237315810722049/
- ↑ http://www.toutiao.com/a6368237315810722049/
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Zhao", p. 293).
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. 262 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1. ("Zhao Ermi", p. 240).
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