32-445: Leonardi may refer to: Biology [ edit ] Anomochilus leonardi , snake Austrocordulia leonardi , dragonfly Conus leonardi , predatory sea snail Phlyctimantis leonardi , frog Rafflesia leonardi , parasitic plant Other uses [ edit ] Leonardi (surname) , including a list of people with the name See also [ edit ] Leonhardi ,
64-400: A German collector after Adolf Hitler in 1933 when he had recently become chancellor of Germany. It is not clear whether such a dedication would be considered acceptable or appropriate today, but the name remains in use. Species names have been chosen on many different bases. The most common is a naming for the species' external appearance, its origin, or the species name is a dedication to
96-403: A certain person. Examples would include a bat species named for the two stripes on its back ( Saccopteryx bilineata ), a frog named for its Bolivian origin ( Phyllomedusa boliviana ), and an ant species dedicated to the actor Harrison Ford ( Pheidole harrisonfordi ). A scientific name in honor of a person or persons is known as a taxonomic eponym or eponymic; patronym and matronym are
128-445: A common ancestor) with respect to Anomochilidae, and some authorities merge the latter family into the former. Like other species in its genus, A. leonardi is cylindrical, with a small, rounded head and short, conical tail. It has a snout–vent length of up to 390 mm (15 in). The upper side of the body is glossy black to purplish-brown, while the underside is black. The back has two rows of elliptical yellow spots along
160-465: A lone postocular scale , and the lack of a mental groove . The species is the only Anomochilus on the Malay Peninsula , but co-occurs with both of its congeners on Borneo . It differs from A. weberi in lacking pale stripes along its sides and having an unpaired parietofrontal scale on the forehead. It can be distinguished from A. monticola by the presence of pale patches bordering
192-471: A single work documenting every species. Publishing a paper documenting a single species was much faster and could be done by scientists with less broadened scopes of study. For example, a scientist who discovered a new species of insect would not need to understand plants, or frogs, or even insects which did not resemble the species, but would only need to understand closely related insects. Formal species descriptions today follow strict guidelines set forth by
224-607: A species of lemur ( Avahi cleesei ) was named after the actor John Cleese in recognition of his work to publicize the plight of lemurs in Madagascar. Non-profit ecological organizations may also allow benefactors to name new species in exchange for financial support for taxonomic research and nature conservation. A German non-profit organisation, BIOPAT – Patrons for Biodiversity , has raised more than $ 450,000 for research and conservation through sponsorship of over 100 species using this model. An individual example of this system
256-447: A surname Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Leonardi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leonardi&oldid=1154821039 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
288-474: Is a formal scientific description of a newly encountered species , typically articulated through a scientific publication . Its purpose is to provide a clear description of a new species of organism and explain how it differs from species that have been previously described or related species. For a species to be considered valid, a species description must follow established guidelines and naming conventions dictated by relevant nomenclature codes . These include
320-544: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Anomochilus leonardi Anomochilus leonardi , also known by the common names Leonard's pipe snake , Leonard's burrowing snake , and Malayan giant blind snake , is a species of snake in the dwarf pipesnake family Anomochilidae . It is endemic to the Malay Peninsula and Borneo , where it inhabits primary and mature secondary dipterocarp forests at altitudes of 250–500 m (820–1,640 ft). Described by
352-421: Is nocturnal and fossorial. The ecology of the species is poorly studied, and little is known about its diet and reproductive habits. The absence of the mental groove suggests that the snake feeds on elongate invertebrates like earthworms and perhaps on small, slim vertebrates like snakes and legless lizards . Reproduction in the species has not been studied, but other Anomochilus are known to lay eggs, unlike
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#1732787086010384-1124: Is the Callicebus aureipalatii (or "monkey of the Golden Palace"), which was named after the Golden Palace casino in recognition of a $ 650,000 contribution to the Madidi National Park in Bolivia in 2005. The International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants discourages this practice somewhat: "Recommendation 20A. Authors forming generic names should comply with the following ... (h) Not dedicate genera to persons quite unconcerned with botany, mycology, phycology, or natural science in general." Early biologists often published entire volumes or multiple-volume works of descriptions in an attempt to catalog all known species. These catalogs typically featured extensive descriptions of each species and were often illustrated upon reprinting. The first of these large catalogs
416-555: The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) for animals, the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) for plants, and the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) for viruses. A species description often includes photographs or other illustrations of type material and information regarding where this material is deposited. The publication in which
448-496: The codes of nomenclature . Very detailed formal descriptions are made by scientists, who usually study the organism closely for a considerable time. A diagnosis may be used instead of, or as well as the description. A diagnosis specifies the distinction between the new species and other species, and it does not necessarily have to be based on morphology. In recent times, new species descriptions have been made without voucher specimens, and this has been controversial. According to
480-445: The herpetologist Malcolm Arthur Smith in 1940, the species is a stout, cylindrical snake with a small head and short, conical tail. It has a snout–vent length of up to 390 mm (15 in), and has a black underside with a glossy black to purplish brown upperside. It also has two rows of elliptical yellow spots along the back, a yellow bar across the snout, and a large red patch on the subcaudal scales . It can be told apart from
512-400: The holotype . A. leonardi is one of three species in the dwarf pipesnake genus Anomochilus , which is the only genus in the family Anomochilidae. Anomochilidae is one of three families in the superfamily Uropeltoidea , along with Uropeltidae and Cylindrophiidae . However, genetic studies indicate that Cylindrophiidae is paraphyletic (not containing all the descendants of
544-463: The 26 letters of the Latin alphabet, but many species names are based on words from other languages, and are Latinized. Once the manuscript has been accepted for publication, the new species name is officially created. Once a species name has been assigned and approved, it can generally not be changed except in the case of error. For example, a species of beetle ( Anophthalmus hitleri ) was named by
576-592: The British naturalist Peter Scott proposed the binomial name Nessiteras rhombopteryx ("Ness monster with diamond-shaped fin") for the Loch Ness Monster; it was soon spotted that it was an anagram of "Monster hoax by Sir Peter S". Species have frequently been named by scientists in recognition of supporters and benefactors. For example, the genus Victoria (a flowering waterplant) was named in honour of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. More recently,
608-528: The gendered terms for this. A number of humorous species names also exist. Literary examples include the genus name Borogovia (an extinct dinosaur), which is named after the borogove, a mythical character from Lewis Carroll 's poem " Jabberwocky ". A second example, Macrocarpaea apparata (a tall plant) was named after the magical spell "to apparate" from the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling , as it seemed to appear out of nowhere. In 1975,
640-427: The middle of the body. It has 214–252 midventral scales (scales down the middle of the underside) and 6–7 subcaudal scales (scales between the cloaca and tip of the tail). The species can be differentiated from other snakes outside of its genus by its small head and eyes, the large scales on the forehead, a single nasal scale bordering the second supralabial scale , the absence of the loreal and preocular scales ,
672-523: The other species in its genus by the absence of pale stripes along its sides, an unpaired parietofrontal scale , and the presence of the pale patches along its back. The species is nocturnal and fossorial (adapted to living underground). It most likely feeds on earthworms, snakes, and legless lizards . Reproduction in the snake has not been observed, but other species in its genus lay eggs, unusually for their superfamily , where most species give birth to live young . The IUCN Red List currently classifies
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#1732787086010704-572: The rest of the Uropeltoidea, which give birth to live young . The species is currently classified as being of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as it is known to inhabit nature reserves and its range is likely larger than currently known. It is known from the protected areas of Ulu Gombak Forest Reserve and Taman Negara National Park . Species description A species description
736-460: The same far-away mythological creatures. Toward the end of the 12th century, Konungs skuggsjá , an Old Norse philosophical didactic work, featured several descriptions of the whales, seals, and monsters of the Icelandic seas. These descriptions were brief and often erroneous, and they included a description of the mermaid and a rare island-like sea monster called hafgufu . The author
768-468: The scientist has performed the necessary research to determine that the discovered organism represents a new species, the scientific results are summarized in a scientific manuscript, either as part of a book or as a paper to be submitted to a scientific journal . A scientific species description must fulfill several formal criteria specified by the nomenclature codes , e.g. selection of at least one type specimen . These criteria are intended to ensure that
800-448: The sides of vertebral scales , and there is a yellow bar across the snout and a large red patch on the subcaudal scales . The head is continuous with the neck and, despite the fossorial (adapted to living underground) nature of the species, the snout has no reinforcements to aid in burrowing. The dorsum is smooth, with slightly larger scales than the underside. A. leonardi has 17 or 19 rows of scales (excluding ventral scales ) in
832-463: The species as being of least concern due to its presence in protected areas and the fact that its range is likely larger than currently known. Anomochilus leonardi was described by the British herpetologist Malcolm Arthur Smith in 1940 based on two female specimens collected near the town of Merapoh in Pahang, Malaysia . The specific name leonardi is in honor of G. R. Leonard, collector of
864-447: The species is described gives the new species a formal scientific name . Some 1.9 million species have been identified and described, out of some 8.7 million that may actually exist. Additionally, over five billion species have gone extinct over the history of life on Earth . A name of a new species becomes valid ( available in zoological terminology) with the date of publication of its formal scientific description. Once
896-425: The species is probably larger than currently thought. It inhabits primary and mature secondary dipterocarp forests in plains and hills, usually at altitudes of around 250 m (820 ft), although some specimens have been collected from as high as 500 m (1,600 ft). It is mostly known from riparian areas near streams and rivers, and the species, like others in its genus, is fossorial. A. leonardi
928-411: The species name is clear and unambiguous, for example, the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature states that "Authors should exercise reasonable care and consideration in forming new names to ensure that they are chosen with their subsequent users in mind and that, as far as possible, they are appropriate, compact, euphonious , memorable, and do not cause offence." Species names are written in
960-625: The vertebral scales and the number of midventral scales ( monticola has 258–261, compared to 214–252 for leonardi ). A. leonardi is currently only known from Sundaland , where it occurs on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula. In Peninsular Malaysia, it is found near Merapoh in Pahang and Ulu Gombak and Kepong in Selangor ; on Borneo, it is known from Sepilok in Sabah . The actual range of
992-518: Was Aristotle 's History of Animals , published around 343 BC. Aristotle included descriptions of creatures, mostly fish and invertebrates, in his homeland, and several mythological creatures rumored to live in far-away lands, such as the manticore . In 77 AD Pliny the Elder dedicated several volumes of his Natural History to the description of all life forms he knew to exist. He appears to have read Aristotle's work since he writes about many of
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1024-416: Was hesitant to mention the beast (known today to be fictitious) for fear of its size, but felt it was important enough to be included in his descriptions. However, the earliest recognized species authority is Carl Linnaeus , who standardized the modern taxonomy system beginning with his Systema Naturae in 1735. As the catalog of known species was increasing rapidly, it became impractical to maintain
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