John Edward Gray

John Edward Gray

John Edward Gray (1800–1875), British zoologist.

Elder brother of George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828).

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1,140 taxon names authored by John Edward Gray

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7 eponyms of John Edward Gray

Publications

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1821

Gray, J.E. 1821. A natural arrangement of Mollusca, according to their internal structure. London Medical Repository 15: 229–239. Online.
Gray, J.E. 1821. On the Natural Arrangement of Vertebrose Animals. London Medical Repository 15: 296–310. HathiTrust. Reference page.

1824

Gray, J.E. 1824. A supplement to the appendix of Captain Perry’s voyage for the discovery of a northwest passage in the years 1819–1820, containing an account of the subjects of natural history. Appendix X. Natural history, shells. CCXL–CCXLVI. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1824. A revision of the family Equidae. Zool. J. Lond. 1: 241–248 pl. 9
Gray, J.E. 1824. On the natural arrangement of the pulmonobranchous Mollusca. The Annals of Philosophy, new series, 8: 107–109.

1825

Gray, J.E. 1825. An outline of an attempt at the disposition of the Mammalia into tribes and families with a list of the genera apparently appertaining to each tribe. Ann. Philos. (ns), 10: 337–344
Gray, J.E. 1825. A list and description of some species of shells not taken notice of by Lamarck (continued). Annals of philosophy (2), 9: 407–415. BHL
Gray, J.E. 1825. A synopsis of the genera of reptiles and Amphibia, with a description of some new species. Annals of Philosophy 10: 193–217. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1825: A synopsis of the genera of Cirripedes arranged in natural families, with a description of some new species. Annals of Philosophy new series 10: 97–107. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1825. An attempt to divide the Echinida, or sea eggs, into natural families. Annals of Philosophy.

1827

Gray, J.E. 1827. A synopsis of the genera of saurian reptiles, in which some new genera are indicated, and others reviewed by actual examination. The Philosophical Magazine. Series II 2(7): 54–58. DOI: 10.1080/14786442708675620 ; BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1827. A description of a new genus and some new species of saurian reptiles; with a revision of the species of chameleons. The Philosophical Magazine. Series II 2(9): 207–214. DOI: 10.1080/14786442708675648 ; BHL Reference page.
Hardwicke, T. & Gray, J.E. 1827. A synopsis of the species of saurian reptiles, collected in India by Major-General Hardwicke. The Zoological Journal 3: 213–229. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1827. A Synopsis of the Genera of Saurian Reptiles in which some new Genera are indicated, and the others reviewed by actual Examination. Philosophical magazine, London, 2 (2): 54–58. BHL

1828

Griffith, E. & Pidgeon, E. 1829. The class Aves arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. The additional species inserted in the text of Cuvier by Gray, J.E.. Vol. I: 1–548; 32 pls. BHL. In: Griffith, E. et al. (eds.) The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed. Vol. VI. Whittaker, Treacher and Co., London. Reference page.

1830

Gray, J.E. 1830–35. Illustrations of Indian zoology; chiefly selected from the collection of Major-General Hardwicke, F.R.S. Pls. 1–202. Vol. I. Vol. II. (Date of Parts) Reference page.

1831

Gray, J.E. 1831. The Zoological Miscellany. To Be Continued Occasionally. London: Published by Treuttel, Wurtz and Co
Gray, J.E. 1831. Description of two new species of Serpula, and an undescribed coral barnacle discovered by Sammuel Pierce Pratt, Esq., p. 5, 6: In The Zoological Miscellany, Treuttel, Wurtz & Co., London, 86 p. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1831. Description of a new genus of Cirripedes, allied to Balanus, in the British Museum, p. 13: In The Zoological Miscellany, Treuttel, Wurtz & Co., London, 86 p. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & Pidgeon, E.. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed. Volume the ninth. The class Reptilia arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. Whittaker, Treacher and Co.: London. 110 pp. (Appendix) BHL Reference page.

1835

Gray, J.E. In Lyell, C. 1835: The Bakerian Lecture. On the Proofs of a Gradual Rising of the Land in Certain Parts of Sweden. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 125: 1–38. JSTORReference page.

1837

Gray, J.E. 1837. A synoptical catalogue of the species of certain tribes or genera of shells contained in the collection of the British Museum and the author's cabinet. Magazine of natural history and Journal of zoology, botany, mineralogy, geology, and meteorology. N.S. 1: 370–376. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1837. Description of some new or little known Mammalia, principally in the British Museum Collection. Magazine of natural history and Journal of zoology, botany, mineralogy, geology, and meteorology. N.S. 1: 577–587. BHL Reference page.

1838

Gray, J.E. 1838. On some new Species of Quadupeds and Shells. Annals of Natural History 1: 27–30. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1838. Catalogue of the slender-tongued saurians, with descriptions of many new genera and species. Part 1. Annals of Natural History. Series 1 1(4): 274–283. DOI: 10.1080/00222933809512291 ; BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1838. Catalogue of the slender-tongued saurians, with descriptions of many new genera and species. Part 2. Annals of Natural History. Series 1 1(5): 388–394. DOI: 10.1080/00222933809512320 ; BHL Reference page.

1840

Gray, J.E. 1840. Catalogue of the species of reptiles collected in Cuba by W.S. MacLeay, esq.; with some notes on their habits extracted from his MS. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (1)5: 108–115.
Gray J.E. 1840. Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105–152, in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp. BHL Reference page.
Gray J.E., 1840. Shells of molluscous animals. In: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, ed. 42.
Gray, J.E. 1840. XXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals and magazine of natural history 6(36): 175–184. DOI: 10.1080/03745484009443282 . BHL. Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1840. XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus) (Continued from p. 184.) Annals and magazine of natural history 6(37): 275–290. DOI: 10.1080/03745484009443296 BHL Reference page.

1841

Gray, J.E. 1841. A catalogue of the species of reptiles and amphibia hitherto described as inhabiting Australia, with a description of some new species from Western Australia, and some remarks on their geographical distribution. Appendix E, pp. 422–449 In: Grey, G. (ed.). Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in Northwest and Western Australia, during the years 1837, 38, and 39. 2 volumes. T. and W. Boone: London. XIV + 412 pp. (vol. 1) + VII + 482 pp (vol 2). Reference page.

1842

Gray, J.E. 1842. Synopsis of the species of prehensile-tailed snakes, or family Boidae. Zoological Miscellany. Treuttel, Wurtz & Co.: London. 2: 41–46. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1842. Description of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian reptiles and batrachians. Pp. 51–57 in Gray, J.E. (ed.) Zoological Miscellany. Treuttel, Wurtz & Co.: London. Reference page.
Gray, J. E. 1842. Description of some new genera and fifty unrecorded species of Mammalia. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 255–267.

1843

Gray, J.E. 1843. Descriptions of the reptiles and Amphibia hitherto observed in New Zealand. Pp. 202–206 in Dieffenbach, E.: Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. Volume 2. John Murray: London. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1843: List of Mammalia hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand. Pp. 181–185, 296 (addendum) in Dieffenbach, E.: Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. Volume 2. John Murray, London, England. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1843: Appendix, p. 269. In Dieffenbach, E.: Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. Volume 2. John Murray, London, England. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1843. List of the specimens of Mammalia in the collection of the British Museum. London: British Museum. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.132935 BHL Reference page.

1844

Gray, J.E. 1844. Catalogue of the Tortoises, Crocodiles, and Amphisbænians, in the Collection of the British Museum. Trustees of the British Museum: London. viii + 80 pp. BHL Reference page.

1845

Gray J.E. 1845. Description of some new Australian animals. pp. 405–411, in Eyre, E.J. (ed.) Journal of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia, and Overland from Adelaide to King George Sound, in the years 1840–1841, sent by the colonists of South Australia, with the sanction and support of the Government: including an account of the manners and customs of the aborigines and the state of their relations with Europeans. T. & W. Boone, London. Volume 1. Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman: London. xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page.

1846

Gray, J.E. 1846. Appendix. Descriptions of some new Australian reptiles in Stokes, J.L. Discoveries in Australia; with an account of the coasts and rivers explored and surveyed during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. Vol. I. T. and W. Boone, London. pp. 498-504. Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1846. New species of Mammalia. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology 18(118): 211–212. DOI: 10.1080/037454809494412. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1846. On the arrangement of the hollow-horned ruminants (Bovidae). The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology 18(119): 227–233. DOI: 10.1080/037454809494419 BHL Reference page.

1847

Gray, J.E. 1847. A list of the genera of Recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15: 129–219. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1847. An outline of the arrangement of stony corals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 1, 19(124): 120–128. DOI: 10.1080/037454809496460 BHL Reference page.
Gray J.E. 1847b. Characters of Six new Genera of Bats not hitherto distinguished. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part XV: 14–16. BHL Reference page.
Gray J.E., 1847. On the classification of the British Mollusca by W E Leach. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 1, 20: 267-273 (BHL). Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1847. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 12: 72–83. BHL Reference page.

1848

Gray, J.E. 1848. Description of a new species of Anatifa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 16: 44. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1848. On Thaliella, a new genus of cirripedes allied to Scalpellum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 16: 44. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1848. List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum. Part 1. Centroniae or Radiated Animals. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History): London. xiii + 173 pp. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1848. List of the Specimens of British Sponges in the Collection of the British Museum. Part 2. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History): London. viii + 24 pp. BHL Reference page.

1849

Gray, J.E. 1849. Catalogue of the specimens of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Edward Newman: London. i–xv + 1–125. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1849. Description of three new genera and species of snakes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 2 4(22): 246–248. BHL Reference page.

1850

Gray, J.E. 1850. Catalogue of the Specimens of Amphibia in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Batrachia Gradientia, etc. Printed by Order of the Trustees. London: Spottiswoodes and Shaw.
Gray, J.E. 1850. Figures of molluscous animals selected from various authors. Etched for the use of students by M. E. Gray. Volume 4. Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, London. iv+219 pp.

1851

Gray, J.E. 1851. List of the specimens of fish in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Chondropterygii. British Museum (Natural History), London. 160 pp. Reference page.

1852

Gray, J.E., 1852. Catalogue of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Pt.1 Papilionidae. London. 84pp, 14 pls. Reference page.

1853

Gray, J.E. 1853. Descriptions of some undescribed species of reptiles collected by Dr. Joseph Hooker in the Khassia Mountains, East Bengal, and Sikkim Himalaya. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 2 12(72): 386–392. BHL Reference page.

1855

Gray, J.E. 1855 and 1870. Catalog of Shield Reptiles.
F Walker, Gray J.E., 1855. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum.
Gray, J.E. 1855. An arrangement of the families of Echinida, with descriptions of some new genea and species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 23: 35-39. BHL Reference page.
Gray J.E., 1855. On some new species of freshwater tortoises from North America, Ceylon and Australia, in the collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.
Gray J.E., 1855. Catalogue of the recent Echinida, or sea eggs: in the collection of the British museum. Part I.--Echinida irregularia.
Gray J.E., 1855. Testudinata (tortoises). British Museum.
Gray J.E. C.-A.-L. Rang et Souleyet, 1855. List of Mollusca and Shells in the collection of the British Museum, collected and described by MM. Eydoux and Souleyet, in the" Voyage autour du Monde …

1857

Gray J.E., 1857. Guide to the Systematic Distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum. Part I. Taylor & Francis.
Gray J.E., 1857. On the nucleus of the operculum of Cyclostoma elegans. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2, Volume 19, 1857, Issue 112, p. 350, DOI: 10.1080/00222935708693942.
Gray, J.E. 1857. Description of a new species of Chelodina from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1856: 369–371. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1856.tb00343.x. BHL. Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1857. Description of a new genus of Gorgoniadae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 25: 128-129. BHL Reference page.
Gray J.E. 1857. A revision of the genera of some of the families of conchifera or bivalve shells. Part III. Arcadae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser. 2 19: 366–373. BHL Reference page.

1858

Gray, J.E. 1857 [1858]. Synopis of the Families and Genera of Axiferous Zoophytes or Barked Corals. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1857: 278–294. BHL Reference page.

1859

Gray, J.E. 1859. On the arrangement of Zoophytes with pinnated tentacles. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology serie 3. 4(24): 439–444. DOI: 10.1080/00222935908697159 BHL Reference page.

1860

Gray, J.E. October 1860. "On the arrangement of the land pulmoniferous Mollusca into families". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, serie 3, 6: 267–269.

1862

Gray, J.E. 1862. A Hand Catalogue of Postage Stamps for the use of the Collector. London: Robert Hardwicke. Free download.

1863

Gray, J.E. 1863. Catalogue of the specimens and drawings of mammals, birds, reptiles, and fishes of Nepal and Tibet, presented by B. H. Hodgson, esq., to the British Museum. London. HathiTrust Reference page.

1864

Gray, J.E. 1864. Handbook of British water-weeds or algae. The Diatomaceae by W. Carruthers. pp. i–iv, 1–123. London: R. Hardwicke, Picadilly. Hathitrust Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1864: Revision of the genera and species of Chamaeleonidae, with the description of some new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 32(1): 465–479, plates XXXI-XXXII. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1864.tb00409.x [Proceedings for Nov. 8]. BHL.
Gray, J.E. 1864. Notes on some new lizards from south—eastern Africa, with the descriptions of several new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 58–62. BHL Reference page.

1865

Gray, J.E. 1865. Revision of the Genera and Species of Entomophagous Edentata, founded on the examination of the Specimens in the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 33: 359–386. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1865.tb02351.x BHL Reference page.

1866

Gray J.E. 1866. Description of two new forms of Gorgonioid corals. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 24–27. BHL Reference page.
Gray J.E. 1866. A revision of the genera of Rhinolophidae, or horseshoe bats. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 81–83. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1866. On Anadyomene and Microdictyon, with the description of three new allied genera, discovered by Menzies in the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 4: 41–51, 65–72, Plate 44. BHL Reference page.

1867

Gray, J.E. 1867. Description of a new Australian tortoise (Elseya latisternum). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3(20): 43–45. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1867. Notes on the arrangement of sponges, with the descriptions of some new genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867(2): 492–558. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1867. On Placospongia, a new generic form of Spongiadae in the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 127–129. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1867. Lithothrix, a new genus of Corallinae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 5: 33, 2 figs. Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1867. Note on the specimens of Calyptraeidae in Mr. Cuming's collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 726–748. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1867. Notes on the Skulls of the Cats (Felidae). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 258–277. BHL Reference page.

1868

Gray, J.E. 1868. Synopsis of the species of whales and dolphins in the collection of the British Museum. London: B. Quaritch. pp. 1–10. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.15931 BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1868. Synopsis of the Species of Pigs (Suidae) in the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 17–49. BHL Reference page.

1869

Gray, J.E. 1869. Notes on the families and genera of tortoises (Testudinata), and on the characters afforded by the study of their skulls. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869: 165–225. Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1869. Description of Mauremys laniaria, a new freshwater tortoise. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869: 499–500. BHL

1870

Gray, J.E. 1870. Catalogue of Lithophytes or Stony Corals in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum, London. 1–51. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1870. Catalogue of sea-pens or Pennatulariidae in the collection of the British Museum. British Museum. London, 40 pp. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1870. Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the collection of the British museum. British Museum. London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.9434 BHL Reference page.

1872

Gray, J.E. 1872. Notes on the Classification of the Sponges. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 4 9(54): 442–461. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1872. Notes on the mud-tortoises of India (Trionyx, Geoffroy). The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (ser. 4) 10: 326–340. BHL Reference page.
Gray, J.E. 1872. On Codiophyllum, a new genus of unicellular green algae from Port Natal. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Ser. 4, 10: 139–141, Plate IX. BHL

References

Petit, R.E. 2012. John Edward Gray (1800–1875): his malacological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 3214: 1–125. Preview
Sawyer, F.C. 1953. The dates of issue of J.E. Gray's Illustrations of Indian Zoology (London, 1830–1835). Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 3(1): 48–55. DOI: 10.3366/JSBNH.1953.3.1.48 PDF Reference page.

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WorldCat Identities
VIAF: 32135239
ISNI: 0000 0000 8111 4667
LCCN: n80109614
GND: 116827815
SUDOC: 034962115
BNF: cb13164608c (data)
BIBSYS: 2085844
NHM (Lond.): PX568
IPNI: 3355-1
ZooBank: 64046801-68CF-4CDF-91B8-045266DEF60E
CiNii (books): DA11438579
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