Blasius Merrem (4 February 1761 – 23 February 1824) was a German naturalist, zoologist, ornithologist, mathematician, and herpetologist. In 1804, he became...
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Merrem may refer to: Meropenem, an antibiotic initially marketed under the trade name Merrem Blasius Merrem (1761–1824), German naturalist, zoologist...
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Puff adder (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
adder, African puff adder, or common puff adder. German naturalist Blasius Merrem described the puff adder in 1820. The word arietans means "striking...
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protect itself from predators. The genus name Terrapene was coined by Blasius Merrem in 1820 as a genus separate from Emys, describing those species which...
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Echis (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 156 pp. ISBN 0-916984-22-2. Merrem B. 1820. Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum...
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Breviceps (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
Commons has media related to Breviceps. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Breviceps Merrem, 1820". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0...
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Varanidae (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Superfamily: Varanoidea Family: Varanidae Merrem, 1820 Genera †Ovoo †Telmasaurus †Aiolosaurus †Saniwides †Paravaranus †Proplatynotia...
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Pygopus (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. Merrem B (1820). Versuchs eines Systems der Amphibien: Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum...
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Monitor lizard (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
rasmusseni, new species, p. 28). Varanus rasmusseni, The Reptile Database Merrem B (1820). Versuchs eines Systems der Amphibien: Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum...
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making the name of 1766 valid. The genus Varanus was coined in 1820 by Blasius Merrem. Six years later Leopold Fitzinger moved the Nile monitor into this...
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The genus Calidris was introduced in 1804 by the German naturalist Blasius Merrem with the red knot as the type species. The genus name is from Ancient...
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Caracara (genus) (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
Falconiformes Family: Falconidae Subfamily: Polyborinae Genus: Caracara Merrem, 1826 Type species Vultur plancus Miller, JF, 1777 Species Caracara plancus...
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Typhlopidae (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
Scolecophidia Superfamily: Typhlopoidea Family: Typhlopidae Merrem, 1820 Synonyms Typhlopidae Merrem, 1820 Typhlopina J.P. Müller, 1832 Typhlopsidae Gray, 1845...
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Brown tree snake (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
Species: B. irregularis Binomial name Boiga irregularis (Merrem, 1802) Synonyms Coluber irregularis Merrem, 1802 Boiga irregularis Fitzinger, 1826 Dipsas irregularis...
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Tupinambis variegatus in 1802, and noted two forms. German naturalist Blasius Merrem established the genus Varanus in 1820, with V. varius as the first mentioned...
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Uromastyx (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
Schmitz A (2009). "On the Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Genus Uromastyx Merrem, 1820 (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae: Uromastycinae) – Resurrection of the...
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genus Ortalis was introduced (as Ortalida) by the German naturalist Blasius Merrem in 1786 with the little chachalaca (Ortalis motmot) as the type species...
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Micrurus corallinus (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
Suborder: Serpentes Family: Elapidae Genus: Micrurus Species: M. corallinus Binomial name Micrurus corallinus (Merrem, 1820) Synonyms Elaps corallinus...
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Fox sparrow (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
available in the accounts for the various taxa. Red fox sparrow, P. i. iliaca (Merrem, 1786) – this taxon breeds in the taiga of Canada and Alaska and winters...
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Penelope (bird) (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
Order: Galliformes Family: Cracidae Subfamily: Penelopinae Genus: Penelope Merrem, 1786 Type species Penelope marail Gmelin, 1788 Species 15, see text....
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1250) published and compared favorably to contemporary science by Blasius Merrem and Johan Gottlobb Schneider 1789 – Publication of Gilbert White's Natural...
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genus Calidris that was introduced in 1804 by the German naturalist Blasius Merrem. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term...
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Pseudopus (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Anguidae Subfamily: Anguinae Genus: Pseudopus Merrem, 1820 Type species Lacerta apoda Pallas, 1775...
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genus Calidris that was introduced in 1804 by the German naturalist Blasius Merrem. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term...
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Teius (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
related to Teius. Teius. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Merrem B (1820). Versuch eines Systems der Amphibiens. Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum...
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Hawaiʻi ʻōʻō (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
honeyeaters (Meliphagidae). The Hawaiʻi ʻōʻō was first described by Blasius Merrem in 1786. It had an overall length of 32 centimetres (13 in), wing length...
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the genus Caracara (which was introduced in 1826 by German naturalist Blasius Merrem). Two subspecies are recognised: C. p. cheriway (Jacquin, 1784) – United...
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Lyriocephalus (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
Order: Squamata Suborder: Iguania Family: Agamidae Genus: Lyriocephalus Merrem, 1820 Species: L. scutatus Binomial name Lyriocephalus scutatus (Linnaeus...
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Knight anole (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
Squamata Suborder: Iguania Family: Dactyloidae Genus: Anolis Species: A. equestris Binomial name Anolis equestris Merrem, 1820 Synonyms Deiroptyx equestris...
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Micrurus ibiboboca (category Taxa named by Blasius Merrem)
Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Elapidae Genus: Micrurus Species: M. ibiboboca Binomial name Micrurus ibiboboca (Merrem, 1820)...
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