Oskar Boettger
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Oskar Boettger was a German
zoologist who was a native of Frankfurt am Main. He was an uncle of the noted malacologist Caesar Rudolf Boettger
(1888-1976).
In 1869, Oskar Boettger received his doctorate from the University of Würzburg
. The following year (1870), he became a paleontologist at the Senckenberg Museum
in Frankfurt. In 1875 he became the curator
of the museum's department of herpetology
and he is credited for making Senckenberg's herpetological collection one of the best in Europe during his tenure there.
Boettger suffered from agoraphobia
and rarely left home, never setting foot in a museum from 1876 to 1894. Thus he relied on assistants to bring specimens he needed for his research. He was editor of "Katalog der batrachier- Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main" and "Katalog der Reptilien- Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main", which were catalogs published by the Senckenberg Museum.
(1858-1937) dedicated the species Anolis boettgeri to Boettger, which is a Peruvian anole of the family Polychrotidae
. A number of other herpetological species/subspecies are named in his honor, including:
Boettger was also a conchologist or malacologist, and an entomologist who specialized in Coleoptera (beetles). Argonauta boettgeri and Sarcophyton boettgeri are named after him.
He named and described some gastropod taxa, including:
Note: This article is based on a translation of an article from the French Wikipedia
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zoologist who was a native of Frankfurt am Main. He was an uncle of the noted malacologist Caesar Rudolf Boettger
Caesar Rudolf Boettger
Caesar Rudolf Boettger was a German zoologist born in Frankfurt am Main. He specialized in malacology, particularly studying the land snails and slugs....
(1888-1976).
In 1869, Oskar Boettger received his doctorate from the University of Würzburg
University of Würzburg
The University of Würzburg is a university in Würzburg, Germany, founded in 1402. The university is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group.-Name:...
. The following year (1870), he became a paleontologist at the Senckenberg Museum
Senckenberg Museum
The Naturmuseum Senckenberg in Frankfurt is the second largest museum of natural history in Germany. It is particularly popular with children, who enjoy the extensive collection of dinosaur skeletons: Senckenberg boasts the largest exhibition of large dinosaurs in Europe. One particular treasure is...
in Frankfurt. In 1875 he became the curator
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
of the museum's department of herpetology
Herpetology
Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians and reptiles...
and he is credited for making Senckenberg's herpetological collection one of the best in Europe during his tenure there.
Boettger suffered from agoraphobia
Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder defined as a morbid fear of having a panic attack or panic-like symptoms in a situation from which it is perceived to be difficult to escape. These situations can include, but are not limited to, wide-open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions...
and rarely left home, never setting foot in a museum from 1876 to 1894. Thus he relied on assistants to bring specimens he needed for his research. He was editor of "Katalog der batrachier- Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main" and "Katalog der Reptilien- Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main", which were catalogs published by the Senckenberg Museum.
Taxa
In 1911 famed zoologist George Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
(1858-1937) dedicated the species Anolis boettgeri to Boettger, which is a Peruvian anole of the family Polychrotidae
Polychrotidae
Polychrotidae is a family of lizards commonly known as anoles . NCBI places the anole in subfamily Polychrotinae of the family Iguanidae. Four genera are common: Anolis, Norops, Phenacosaurus, and Polychrus....
. A number of other herpetological species/subspecies are named in his honor, including:
- Testudo hermanni boettgeri; Eastern Hermann's tortoise
- Xenophrys boettgeriXenophrys boettgeriXenophrys boettgeri is a species of toad found in the continent of Asia....
, a species of Asian toad - Calumma boettgeri: blue-nosed chameleonChameleonChameleons are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of lizards. They are distinguished by their parrot-like zygodactylous feet, their separately mobile and stereoscopic eyes, their very long, highly modified, and rapidly extrudable tongues, their swaying gait, the possession by many of a...
or Boettger's chameleon - Cacosternum boettgeri; Boettger's dainty frog
- Boettger's Wall GeckoGeckoGeckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 cm to 60 cm....
(Tarentola boettgeri) - Hymenochirus boettgeri; African dwarf frogAfrican dwarf frogAfrican dwarf frogs are small aquatic frogs native to parts of Africa, spreading from tropical to subtropical areas primarily in the Congo region.-Description:...
Boettger was also a conchologist or malacologist, and an entomologist who specialized in Coleoptera (beetles). Argonauta boettgeri and Sarcophyton boettgeri are named after him.
He named and described some gastropod taxa, including:
- LampedusaLampedusa (gastropod)Lampedusa is a genus of small, very elongate, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.-Species:Species within the genus Lampedusa include:...
Boettger, 1877, a land snail genus - MegalophaedusaMegalophaedusaMegalophaedusa is a genus of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.This genus occurs in Japan.-Species:...
Boettger, 1877, a land snail genus
Note: This article is based on a translation of an article from the French Wikipedia