C. R. Narayan Rao (* 15 August 1882, Coimbatore – † 2 January 1960, Bangalore), Indian zoologist and herpetologist.

• Zoology Department, Central College, Bangalore, India.

Taxon names authored

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• 3 taxon names authored by C. R. Narayan Rao

Publications

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• Rao, C.R.N. & Ramanna, B.S.. 1925. On a new genus of the family Engystomatidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1925: 587–597.
• Rao, C.R.N. 1937. On some new forms of Batrachia from S. India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences – Section B 6(6): 387–427. DOI: 10.1007/BF03051434 Reference page. 

Eponyms

• Raorchestes Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta & Bossuyt, 2010

References

• Seshachar, B.R. 1960. Obituary. Professor C.R. Narayan Rao. Current Science 29(5): 173. Full article (PDF)