Edward Hallowell (herpetologist)

This article is about the herpetologist. For other people named Edward Hallowell, see Edward Hallowell (disambiguation).
Edward Hallowell
Born1808
DiedFebruary 20, 1860
NationalityAmerican
Scientific career
FieldsHerpetology
Medicine

Edward Hallowell (1808 – February 20, 1860) was an American herpetologist and physician.[1]

He studied and practiced medicine in Philadelphia. He also was a renowned herpetologist who described 61 new species of reptiles.[2]

In 1851, Hallowell was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society.[3]

Hallowell is commemorated in the scientific names of two species of frogs: Hyla hallowellii [4] and Leptodactylus hallowelli.[5]

  1. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Hallowell", p. 114).
  2. ^ "Hallowell". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. (Kindle edition).
  5. ^ Cope ED (1862). "On some new and little known American ANURA". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 151-159. ("... dedicated to the memory of the late Dr. Edward Hallowell, whom the author holds in grateful and respectful recollection ...", p. 153).