Walter Auffenberg | |
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Born | February 6, 1928 Detroit, Michigan, US |
Died | January 17, 2004 Gainesville, Florida | (aged 75)
Scientific career | |
Fields | zoology, herpetology, paleontology |
Walter Auffenberg (February 6, 1928 – January 17, 2004) was an American biologist who spent almost 40 years in field research, studying reptile and amphibian paleontology and the systematics and biology of numerous reptile species, including alligators and Komodo dragons.