Spencer Fullerton Baird (/ˈbɛərd/; February 3, 1823 – August 19, 1887) was an American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, herpetologist, and museum...
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Prairie skink (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
Baird in 1859. Two subspecies are generally recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies: Northern prairie skink, P. s. septentrionalis Baird,...
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Plestiodon tetragrammus (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
including the nominotypical subspecies: Long-lined skink, P. t. tetragrammus Baird, 1859 Short-lined skink, P. t. brevilineatus (Cope, 1880) Some herpetologists...
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Masticophis (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
schotti Baird & Girard, 1853 – Schott's whip snake Masticophis schotti ruthveni Ortenburger, 1923 – Ruthven's whip snake Masticophis schotti schotti Baird &...
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in California. It was formerly named Chalk Cave and Baird Cave, named after Spencer Fullerton Baird. The caverns are dated to at least 200 million years...
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Pantherophis emoryi (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
undergone extensive reclassification since it was first described by Spencer Fullerton Baird and Charles Frédéric Girard in 1853 as Scotophis emoryi. It has...
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Sapsucker (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
genus Sphyrapicus was introduced in 1858 by the American naturalist Spencer Baird with the yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) as the type species...
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Plestiodon egregius (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
including the nominotypical subspecies: Florida Keys mole skink, P. e. egregius Baird, 1859: occurs only on some of the Florida Keys. Cedar Key mole skink, P...
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Texas coral snake (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
has resumed. The six recognized subspecies of M. tener are: M. t. tener (Baird & Girard, 1853) M. t. fitzingeri (Jan, 1858) M. t. bernadi (Cope, 1887)...
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both Central and South America. The Baird's tapir is named after the American naturalist Spencer Fullerton Baird, who traveled to Mexico in 1843 and observed...
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Mud sunfish (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
sunfish was first formally described as Centrarchus pomotis by Spencer Fullerton Baird in 1855 with the type locality given as Cedar Swamp Creek, Beesley's...
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less interested in being a museum. Under the second secretary, Spencer Fullerton Baird, the Smithsonian turned into a full-fledged museum, mostly through...
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Western hognose snake (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 November 2006. Baird SF, Girard C (1852). "Characteristics of some New Reptiles in the Museum...
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Nerodia (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
recognized as being valid: Nerodia clarkii (Baird & Girard, 1853) – salt marsh snake N. c. clarkii (Baird & Girard, 1853) N. c. compressicauda (Kennicott...
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Plestiodon anthracinus (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
anthracinus Baird, 1850 Southern coal skink – Plestiodon anthracinus pluvialis (Cope, 1880) The (northern) coal skink was first described by Baird in 1850;...
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Checkered garter snake (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. T. m. marcianus (Baird & Girard, 1853) T. m. praeocularis (Bocourt, 1892) T. m. bovalli (Dunn,...
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Western whiptail (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
well-documented site for information on this and other American species. Baird, Spencer F.; Girard, Charles (1852). "Characteristics of some New Reptiles in...
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waterside birds. The English name and specific bairdii commemorate Spencer Fullerton Baird, 19th-century naturalist and assistant secretary of the Smithsonian...
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Pantherophis vulpinus (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
the Status of the Foxsnakes Pantherophis gloydi Conant and P. vulpinus Baird and Girard (Lepidosauria)". ISRN Zoology. 2011: 1–15. doi:10.5402/2011/436049...
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Desert kingsnake (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
splendida Binomial name Lampropeltis splendida (Baird & Girard, 1854) Synonyms Ophibolus splendidus Baird & Girard, 1853 Lampropeltis splendida Cope, 1860...
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Side-blotched lizard (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Iguania Family: Phrynosomatidae Genus: Uta Baird & Girard, 1852 Species Several, see text...
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Western banded gecko (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
utahensis Klauber, 1945 – Utah banded gecko Coleonyx variegatus variegatus (Baird, 1858) – desert banded gecko Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses...
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Tantilla (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
the species was originally described in a genus other than Tantilla. Baird, Spencer F., and Charles Girard. 1853. Catalogue of North American reptiles in...
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Barred tiger salamander (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
Barred tiger salamander, A. m. mavortium (Baird, 1850) Blotched tiger salamander, A. m. melanostictum (Baird, 1860) Arizona tiger salamander, A. m. nebulosum...
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Cassin's finch (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
Genus: Haemorhous Species: H. cassinii Binomial name Haemorhous cassinii (Baird, 1854) blue: breeding; green: year-round; yellow: wintering Synonyms Burrica...
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Mosquitofish (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
(1987). "Trophic microvilli of the belated embryos of Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard) (Atheriniformes: Poeciliidae)". Journal of the Inland Fisheries...
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Black-tailed rattlesnake (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
northern populations of the black-tailed rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus Baird and Girard, 1853), with the revalidation of C. ornatus Hallowell, 1854....
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Desert iguana (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, by Spencer Fullerton Baird and Charles Frédéric Girard, in 1852 as Crotaphytus dorsalis. It...
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Desert cottontail (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae Genus: Sylvilagus Species: S. audubonii Binomial name Sylvilagus audubonii (Baird, 1858) Desert cottontail range...
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Urocyon (category Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird)
Hopkins University Press. pp. 582–583. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. Baird, S. 1857. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable...
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