British herpetologist (1940–2023)
Edwin Nicholas Arnold (16 October 1940 – 23 September 2023) was a British herpetologist and the Curator ofHerpetology at theNatural History Museum, London. Arnold made seminal contributions to the herpetology of Europe and North Africa, especially ongeckos and lizards of the familyLacertidae. He discovered and described 36 species and 4 subspecies of reptiles,[1] and wroteA Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe, which appeared over multiple editions.[2] Arnold died of heart failure on 23 September 2023, at the age of 82.[3][4]
At least four species of reptiles have been named in Arnold's honor:[5][6]
- Arnold's leaf-toed geckoHemidactylus arnoldiLanza, 1978 is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.
- Asaccus arnoldiSimó-Riudalbas,Tarroso,Papenfuss,Al-Sariri &Carranza, 2017
- Mesalina arnoldiSindaco, Simó-Riudalbas,Sacchi & Carranza, 2018
- Dipsochelys arnoldiBour, 1982 (sometimes considered a subspecies ofAldabrachelys gigantea)
- Calotriton arnoldiCarranza & Amat, 2005
- Arnold EN (1973). "Relationships of the Palearctic lizards assigned to the generaLacerta,Algyroides andPsammodromus (Reptilia: Lacertidae)".Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology25: 289-366.
- Arnold EN (2009). "Relationships, evolution and biogeography of Semaphore geckos,Pristurus (Squamata, Sphaerodactylidae) based on morphology".Zootaxa2060: 1-21.
- Arnold EN,Arribas O,Carranza S (2007). "Systematics of the Palearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with descriptions of eight new genera".Zootaxa1430: 1-86.
- Arnold EN,Burton JA (1978).A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe. (Illustrated byD. W. Ovenden). London: Collins. 272 pp. + Plates 1-40.ISBN 0-00-219318-3.
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