Johann Gustav Fischer

Johann Gustav Fischer (1 March 1819, Hamburg – 27 January 1889) was a German herpetologist.

He served as an instructor at the Johanneum in Hamburg, and was associated with the city's Naturhistorisches Museum, working extensively with its herpetological and ichthyological collections.^[1] He was the binomial author of numerous herpetological species,^[2] and has several species named in his honor:

"Fischer's cat snake" (Toxicodryas pulverulenta), 1856.
"Fischer's chameleon" (Kinyongia fischeri), described by Anton Reichenow in 1887.
"Fischer's dwarf gecko" (Lygodactylus fischeri), described by George Albert Boulenger in 1890.
"Fischer’s snail-eating snake" (Tropidodipsas fischeri), described by George Albert Boulenger in 1894.
"Fischer's thick-toed gecko" (Pachydactylus laevigatus), 1888.^[3]^[4]

In the field of ichthyology, he described the genera Sclerocottus (Cottidae) and Gymnelichthys (Zoarcidae).^[5]

^ Google Books Jahrbuch der hamburgischen wissenschaftlichen Anstalten, Volumes 4-6.
^ List of species described by Fischer at an article on Johann Gustav Fischer at the French Wikipedia.
^ Google Books The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles by Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson
^ Encyclopedia of Life Sibon fischeri, Fischer's snail-eating snake
^ The Genera of Fishes ...: From Linnæus to Cuvier,.. by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann

[1] Google Books Jahrbuch der hamburgischen wissenschaftlichen Anstalten, Volumes 4-6.

[2] List of species described by Fischer at an article on Johann Gustav Fischer at the French Wikipedia.

[3] Google Books The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles by Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson

[4] Encyclopedia of Life Sibon fischeri, Fischer's snail-eating snake

[5] The Genera of Fishes ...: From Linnæus to Cuvier,.. by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann

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