Wilhelm Karl Hartwich (or Hartwig) Peters (22 April 1815 – 20 April 1883) was a German naturalist and explorer. He was assistant to the anatomist Johannes...
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River. The Latin name petersii is probably for the German naturalist Wilhelm Peters. The fish uses electrolocation to find prey, and has the largest brain-to-body...
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Wilhelm Otto Peters (17 August 1851 – 18 November 1935) was a Norwegian painter who participated in the Modern Breakthrough in Nordic painting. He associated...
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August Friedrich Peters (7 September 1806 – 8 May 1880) was a German astronomer. He was the father of astronomer Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Peters. He was born...
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Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Peters (16 April 1844 – 2 December 1894) was a German astronomer. His key work was on studies of chronometers and the effect of...
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Mozambique spitting cobra (category Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters)
Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. German naturalist Wilhelm Peters described this species in 1854. In colour, the snake is slate to blue...
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Gilled lungfish (category Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters)
Family: Protopteridae Genus: Protopterus Species: P. amphibius Binomial name Protopterus amphibius (Peters 1844) Synonyms Rhinocryptis amphibia Peters 1844...
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Ophioscincus (category Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters)
ophioscincus (Boulenger, 1887) Yolk-bellied snake-skink Ophioscincus truncatus (Peters, 1876) Short-limbed snake-skink "Ophioscincus ". The Reptile Database. www...
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Phelsuma quadriocellata (category Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters)
Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Gekkonidae Genus: Phelsuma Species: P. quadriocellata Binomial name Phelsuma quadriocellata Peters, 1883...
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Mexico. It was first described by the German naturalist and explorer Wilhelm Peters in 1863. Three subspecies are recognised. It is a common species, and...
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