Alphone Guichenot
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Antoine Alphone Guichenot (July 31, 1809, Paris
– February 17, 1876) was a French zoologist
who taught, researched, and participated in specimen collecting trips on behalf of the National Natural History Museum in Paris, including an extensive biological survey of Algeria
. His primary fields of research included fish
and reptiles. He is credited with describing several new species, including the New Caledonian Crested Gecko
, Rhacodactylus ciliatus. He retired to solely an assistant naturalist position in 1856, and died in 1876 in Cluny
, France.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
– February 17, 1876) was a French zoologist
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
who taught, researched, and participated in specimen collecting trips on behalf of the National Natural History Museum in Paris, including an extensive biological survey of Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
. His primary fields of research included fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
and reptiles. He is credited with describing several new species, including the New Caledonian Crested Gecko
New Caledonian Crested Gecko
The Crested Gecko, New Caledonian Crested Gecko, Guichenot's Giant Gecko or Eyelash Gecko, Rhacodactylus ciliatus, is a species of gecko native to southern New Caledonia. This species was thought extinct until it was rediscovered in 1994...
, Rhacodactylus ciliatus. He retired to solely an assistant naturalist position in 1856, and died in 1876 in Cluny
Cluny
Cluny or Clungy is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France. It is 20 km northwest of Mâcon.The town grew up around the Benedictine Cluny Abbey, founded by Duke William I of Aquitaine in 910...
, France.