Gaston-François de Witte

Gaston-François de Witte (12 June 1897, Antwerp – 1 June 1980, Brussels) was a Belgian herpetologist who discovered and described at least 24 different species of reptiles.[1]

During his career, he was associated with the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren (from 1920) and the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels (from 1937). He is best known for his research of amphibians and reptiles found in the Belgian Congo, from where he collected thousands of specimens. While in central Africa, he also collected botanical specimens.[2]

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References

  1. De Witte in the Reptile Database
  2. Gaston François de Witte Zürich Herbaria, University of Zurich
  3. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles by Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson
  4. IUCN Redlist Rhinogecko misonnei
  5. OCLC Classify (published works)


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