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Mario Giacinto Peracca

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20: 168:"The Life and Herpetological Contributions of Mario Giacinto Peracca (1861-1923)", Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 2007, 570 pp. 225: 310: 265: 305: 57:, with his studies eventually turning to zoology. In 1886, he obtained his degree from the university under the direction of 237: 281: 300: 197: 133: 138: 127: 121: 253: 320: 315: 112: 108: 54: 89: 221: 178: 111:
of numerous reptile and amphibian species, and has several species named after him, such as
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Viaggio del Dr. Enrico Festa nella Repubblica dell'Ecuador e regioni vicine. VI. Rettili
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The Life and Herpetological Contributions of Mario Giacinto Peracca (1861-1923).
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that were produced at his estate, where he kept a large temperature-controlled
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Viaggio del Dr. Enrico Festa nell'Ecuador e regioni vicine. Rettili ed Anfibi
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of herpetological collections. Among the specimens at the museum were
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Many of his written works dealt with herpetological collections from
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Descrizione di nuove specie di Rettili e Anfibi di Madagascar
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with tropical plants, containing animals that included giant
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Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011).
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Turin
Turin
herpetologist
zoology
ornithologist
University of Turin
Michele Lessona
Lorenzo Camerano
curator
reptiles
amphibians
vivarium
salamanders
Galapagos tortoises
South America
Madagascar
Australia
taxonomic authority
Peracca's clawed frog
Mantidactylus peraccae
Anolis peraccae
Lepidoblepharis peraccae
George Albert Boulenger
Raymond Rollinat
Reptile Database


ISBN
978-1-4214-0135-5

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