Léon Louis Vaillant ([le.ɔ̃ va.jɑ̃]; 11 November 1834 – 24 November 1914) was a French zoologist. He is most famous for his work in the areas of herpetology...
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Bocourt with assistance from Léon Vaillant (1834–1914), François Mocquard (1834–1917) and Fernand Angel (1881–1950). With Vaillant, he published a study on...
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Pseudolais (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Pangasiidae Genus: Pseudolais Vaillant, 1902 Synonyms Pteropangasius Fowler, 1937...
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ornithologist George Clapp Vaillant (1901–1945), American anthropologist George Eman Vaillant (born 1934), American psychiatrist Léon Vaillant (1834–1914), French...
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Brownsnout spookfish (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
Opisthoproctidae Genus: Dolichopteryx Species: D. longipes Binomial name Dolichopteryx longipes (Vaillant, 1888) Synonyms Aulostoma longipes Vaillant, 1888...
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Gyrinocheilus (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
pennocki (Fowler, 1937) (spotted algae eater) Gyrinocheilus pustulosus Vaillant, 1902 (Borneo algae eater) As "algae eater" is a common name for several...
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Eustomias (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978 (Multi-thread dragonfish) Eustomias obscurus Vaillant, 1884 Eustomias orientalis Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983 Eustomias...
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Opisthoproctus (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
fish in the family Opisthoproctidae. It was first described in 1888 by Léon Vaillant. The species lives in most tropical seas, but is more common in the...
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Rouleina attrita (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
Retrieved 7 October 2024. Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Rouleina attrita (Vaillant, 1888)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. "Rouleina attrita". fishesofaustralia...
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Günther's grenadier (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
(Vaillant, 1888) Synonyms Chalinura guentheri Vaillant, 1888 Coryphaenoides (Coryphaenoides) guentheri Vaillant, 1888 Coryphaenoides ingolfi Vaillant,...
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West African bichir (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
Retrieved 20 November 2021. Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Polypterus retropinnis Vaillant, 1899". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 November 2017...
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Cophoscincopus simulans (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Scincidae Genus: Cophoscincopus Species: C. simulans Binomial name Cophoscincopus simulans (Vaillant, 1884)...
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Longfin smooth-head (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
Retrieved 6 October 2024. Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Conocara macropterum (Vaillant, 1888)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Richards, William J....
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Leptoderma macrops (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
Actinopterygii Order: Alepocephaliformes Family: Alepocephalidae Genus: Leptoderma Species: L. macrops Binomial name Leptoderma macrops Vaillant, 1886...
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undertaken in cooperation with others such as Alphonse Milne-Edwards and Leon Vaillant. This work ran to 40 volumes, the final volumes published posthumously...
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Glossiphoniidae (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
Clitellata Subclass: Hirudinea Order: Rhynchobdellida Family: Glossiphoniidae Vaillant, 1890 Subfamilies Glossiphoniinae Haementeriinae Theromyzinae and see text...
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not identified but clearly in honor of Sauvage's colleague, zoologist Léon Vaillant (1834-1914). Cui, K. (2011). "Pseudogobio vaillanti". IUCN Red List...
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Calumma furcifer (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
Order: Squamata Suborder: Iguania Family: Chamaeleonidae Genus: Calumma Species: C. furcifer Binomial name Calumma furcifer (Vaillant & Grandidier, 1880)...
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Xenagama batillifera (redirect from Vaillant’s strange agama)
The Vaillant's strange agama, shield-tail agama or turnip-tail agama (Xenagama batillifera), is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species...
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Amioides (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
name Amioides polyacanthus (Vaillant, 1877) Synonyms Cheilodipterus polyacanthus Vaillant, 1877 Coranthus polyacanthus (Vaillant, 1877) Amia grossidens Smith...
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(5.0 in). The fish is named in honor of Pellegrin’s mentor and boss, Léon Vaillant (1834-1914) a zoologist at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle...
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Comoran fish scale gecko (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
et al. Resurrection of the Comoran fish scale gecko Geckolepis humbloti Vaillant, 1887 reveals a disjunct distribution caused by natural overseas dispersal...
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Acheilognathus tonkinensis (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
tonkinensis Binomial name Acheilognathus tonkinensis (Vaillant, 1892) Synonyms Acanthorhodeus tonkinensis Vaillant, 1892 Acanthorhodeus robustus Holcík, 1972...
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Phractura scaphyrhynchura (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Amphiliidae Genus: Phractura Species: P. scaphyrhynchura Binomial name Phractura scaphyrhynchura Vaillant, 1886...
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Epinephelus bleekeri (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
bleekeri was first formally described as Serranus bleekeri by the French Léon Vaillant (1834–1914) with the type locality given as Jakarta. Epinephelus bleekeri...
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Sigmops bathyphilus (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
Species. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sigmops bathyphilus (Vaillant, 1884)". www.marinespecies.org. Committee, Flora and Fauna of South Australia...
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Nanobagrus armatus (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
cream-colored patches on the sides of the body. "Synonyms of Nanobagrus armatus (Vaillant, 1902)". Fishbase. Retrieved 1 August 2017. Ng, Heok Hee; Tan, Heok Hui...
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Parapercis atlantica (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
Species: P. atlantica Binomial name Parapercis atlantica (Vaillant, 1887) Synonyms Neopercis atlantica Vaillant, 1887 Neopercis ledanoisi Cadenat, 1937...
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Halosaurus johnsonianus (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
Genus: Halosaurus Species: H. johnsonianus Binomial name Halosaurus johnsonianus Vaillant, 1888 Synonyms Halosaurichthys johnsonianus (Vaillant 1888)...
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Agama rueppelli (category Taxa named by Léon Vaillant)
Amphibians". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 38: 213-229. Vaillant L (1882). "Reptiles et Batraciens ". pp. 1–25 + Plates I-III. In: Révoil...
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