Donald George Broadley

Donald George Broadley (1932–2016) was an African herpetologist. He described as new to science 115 species and subspecies, and 8 genera and subgenera of reptiles.[1] He was one of the founders of the Herpetological Association of Africa (initially the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia).[2] He earned his doctorate at the University of Natal in 1966.[3] His widow, Sheila Broadley, is also a herpetologist.[3]

Legacy

Broadley is commemorated in the scientific names of eight species of reptiles: Afroedura broadleyi,[4] Atheris broadleyi,[3] Elapsoidea broadleyi,[3] Lygodactylus broadleyi,[3] Pelusios broadleyi,[3] Platysaurus broadleyi,[3] Scolecoseps broadleyi,[5] and Tricheilostoma broadleyi.[3]

References
  1. Branch, William R.; Bates, Michael F. (2018). "Donald George Broadley: Bibliography, taxonomic discoveries and patronyms". African Journal of Herpetology. 67: 15–42. doi:10.1080/21564574.2017.1349004. S2CID 91080421.
  2. Branch, W. R. (1997). "A tribute to Don Broadley: Africa's premier herpetologist". African Journal of Herpetology. 46 (2): 58–67. doi:10.1080/21564574.1997.9649979.
  3. 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. ("Broadley", p. 39).
  4. Species Afroedura broadleyi at The Reptile Database
  5. Species Scolecoseps broadleyi at The Reptile Database



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