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* the Indian squid ''Loligo duvaucelii'' described by [[Alcide d'Orbigny]] in 1835 is a synonym of [[Uroteuthis duvauceli]];<ref>Global Biodiersity Information Facility [http://data.gbif.org/species/13734694/ ''Uroteuthis duvauceli'']</ref> |
* the Indian squid ''Loligo duvaucelii'' described by [[Alcide d'Orbigny]] in 1835 is a synonym of [[Uroteuthis duvauceli]];<ref>Global Biodiersity Information Facility [http://data.gbif.org/species/13734694/ ''Uroteuthis duvauceli'']</ref> |
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* [[Duvaucels Gecko]] ''Hoplodactylus duvaucelii'' described by [[André Marie Constant Duméril]] and [[Gabriel Bibron]] in 1836; |
* [[Duvaucels Gecko]] ''Hoplodactylus duvaucelii'' described by [[André Marie Constant Duméril]] and [[Gabriel Bibron]] in 1836; |
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* the [[Eucerini|Indian bee species]] ''Macrocera duvaucelii'' described by [[Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau|Lepeletier]] in 1842 is synonymous to ''Tetralonia duvaucelii'';<ref>Gray, J. E. (1853) Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part II Apidæ [http://www.archive.org/stream/catalogueofhymen02brituoft#page/302/mode/2up page 302: ''Tetralonia Duvaucelii'']. British Museum, London</ref> |
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* the freshwater fish ''Rohita duvaucelii'' described by [[Achille Valenciennes]] in 1842 is a junior synonym of ''[[Osteobrama vigorsii]]'' endemic to India;<ref>FishBase 2010 [http://fishbase.se/Nomenclature/SynonymSummary.php?ID=54824&GSID=29026&Status=synonym&Synonymy=junior%20synonym&Combination=original%20combination&GenusName=Rohita&SpeciesName=duvaucelii&SpecCode=13189&SynonymsRef=4832&Author=Valenciennes,%201842&Misspelling=0 ''Rohita duvaucelii'' Valenciennes, 1842]</ref> |
* the freshwater fish ''Rohita duvaucelii'' described by [[Achille Valenciennes]] in 1842 is a junior synonym of ''[[Osteobrama vigorsii]]'' endemic to India;<ref>FishBase 2010 [http://fishbase.se/Nomenclature/SynonymSummary.php?ID=54824&GSID=29026&Status=synonym&Synonymy=junior%20synonym&Combination=original%20combination&GenusName=Rohita&SpeciesName=duvaucelii&SpecCode=13189&SynonymsRef=4832&Author=Valenciennes,%201842&Misspelling=0 ''Rohita duvaucelii'' Valenciennes, 1842]</ref> |
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* the olive barb ''Barbus duvaucelii'' described by Valenciennes in 1842 is a junior synonym of ''[[Puntius sarana]]'';<ref>FishBase 2010 [http://fishbase.se/Nomenclature/SynonymSummary.php?ID=154336&GSID=60646&Status=synonym&Synonymy=junior%20synonym&Combination=original%20combination&GenusName=Barbus&SpeciesName=duvaucelii&SpecCode=13197&SynonymsRef=41236&Author=Valenciennes,%201842&Misspelling=0 ''Barbus duvaucelii'' Valenciennes, 1842]</ref> |
* the olive barb ''Barbus duvaucelii'' described by Valenciennes in 1842 is a junior synonym of ''[[Puntius sarana]]'';<ref>FishBase 2010 [http://fishbase.se/Nomenclature/SynonymSummary.php?ID=154336&GSID=60646&Status=synonym&Synonymy=junior%20synonym&Combination=original%20combination&GenusName=Barbus&SpeciesName=duvaucelii&SpecCode=13197&SynonymsRef=41236&Author=Valenciennes,%201842&Misspelling=0 ''Barbus duvaucelii'' Valenciennes, 1842]</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:48, 13 January 2011
Alfred Duvaucel (1793,
explorer. He was the stepson of Georges Cuvier
.
Journeys in Southasia
In December 1817, Duvaucel left France for
tapir from Sumatra that they had studied in Hastings menagerie. Later consignments included a live Cashmere goat, crested pheasants and various birds.[1][2]
In December 1818,
Royal Zoological Society. These were published in 1820 by Everard Home and planned for publication in the Histoire naturelle des mammifères by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Frédéric Cuvier
. After their arrival at Bencoulen in August 1819, Raffles requisitioned most of their collection and left them copies of their drawings, descriptions and notes. Duvaucel and Diard took leave, sent their share to Calcutta and parted.
[1]
Duvaucel set off to Padang, where he collected specimens of the Malayan tapir, Sumatran rhinoceros, several monkeys, reptiles, deer and axis. He returned to Calcutta with several cases of stuffed animals, skeletons, skins and some live monkeys.[1]
He returned to Chandernagore, from where he made several excursions. In July 1821, he embarked on the
Benares in Bengal, and Kathmandu in "Nepaul". There is no record however that he ever traveled to Nepal.[5]
Duvaucel died in August 1824 in
Madras. But it was only in April 1825 that an obituary was published.[6] Ten years later, rumours were afloat in France that he was mauled by a tiger within minutes.[7]
Legacy
The Paris Museum of Natural History received nearly 2000 animals collected jointly by Duvaucel and Diard during their stay of more than a year in the
Malayan Weasel and the genus of Semnopithecus
in 1822.
Of the species jointly collected by Duvaucel and Diard in Sumatra, Raffles first described the
Large Treeshrew and the Cream-coloured giant squirrel
in 1821.
The many drawings, skeletons, skins and other animal parts that Duvaucel sent to the Paris Museum of Natural History included head, skin and paws of a species from the mountains north of India that his stepfather’s brother
Cervus duvaucelii
Harpactes duvaucelii
Hoplodactylus duvaucelii
Alfred Duvaucel is commemorated in the scientific names of a number of animals:
- the Barasingha Cervus duvaucelii first described by his stepfather Georges Cuvier in 1823;
- the Pachysoma duvaucelii, a subspecies of the Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat;
- the Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii described by Coenraad Jacob Temminckin 1824;
- the Rene Primevere Lessonin 1826;
- the moth Psichotoe duvauceli described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1829;[11]
- blue-eared barbet;[16]
- Cyanops duvauceli robinsoni named by Edward Charles Stuart Baker in 1918 as inhabiting the Malay Peninsula, Siam and Burma[17]is another name for the blue-eared barbet;
- "Duvaucel's Cuckoo" described as Bubutus duvaucelii by Lesson in 1831 as living in SumatraRaffles's Malkoha;[19]
- the Indian squid Loligo duvaucelii described by Uroteuthis duvauceli;[20]
- Duvaucels Gecko Hoplodactylus duvaucelii described by André Marie Constant Duméril and Gabriel Bibronin 1836;
- the Indian bee species Macrocera duvaucelii described by Lepeletier in 1842 is synonymous to Tetralonia duvaucelii;[21]
- the freshwater fish Rohita duvaucelii described by Achille Valenciennes in 1842 is a junior synonym of Osteobrama vigorsii endemic to India;[22]
- the olive barb Barbus duvaucelii described by Valenciennes in 1842 is a junior synonym of Puntius sarana;[23]
- the Pool barb Leuciscus duvaucelii described by Valenciennes in 1844 is a junior synonym of Puntius sophore;[24]
- the nase Chondrostoma duvaucelii found near Madras was first described by Valenciennes in 1844.[25]
References
- ^ a b c Cuvier, G. (1821). "Notice sur les voyages de MM Diard et Duvaucel, naturalistes français, dans les Indes orientales et dans les îles de la Sonde". Revue encyclopédique. 10: 472–482.
- ^ Anonymous (1824). "Notice sur le voyage de M. A. Duvaucel, dans l'Inde". Journal asiatique. IV (Mars 1824). Société Asiatique: 137–145.
- ^ Cuvier, F. (1824). "Notices sur les voyages de M. Duvaucel". Revue encyclopédique. 21: 257–267.
- ^ Anonymous (1824). "Notice sur le voyage de M. A. Duvaucel, dans l'Inde". Journal asiatique. IV (Avril 1824). Société Asiatique: 200–213.
- ^ Weiss, C. (1841). Biographie universelle, ou Dictionnaire historique contenant la nécrologie des hommes célèbres de tous les pays. Volume 2. Paris: Furne. p. 469.
- ^ Anonymous (1825). "Nécrologie: Duvaucel". Revue encyclopédique. 26: 274.
- ^ Eyriès, J. B., Malte-Brun, C. (1835). Nouvelles annales des voyages, de la géographie et de l'histoire. Volume 66, Troisième série. Gide fils, Arthus Bertrand. Paris. p. 376.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Anonymous (1824). "Troisieme Notice sur le voyage de M. A. Duvaucel, dans l'Inde, ayant pour objet plus particulier, l'histoire naturelle". Journal asiatique. IV (Novembre 1824). Société Asiatique: 277–285.
- ^ Cuvier, F. (1825) "Ailurus. Ailurus fulgens. Panda". 3 pages, 1 plate. In: Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, E.; Cuvier, F. (eds.) Histoire naturelle des Mammifères, avec des figures originales, coloriées, dessinées d'après des animaux vivans: publié sous l'autorité de l'administration du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle (50). A. Belin, Paris
- ^ Cuvier, Georges (1829) Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, Tome 1 Chez Déterville, Paris book preview page 138: Le Panda éclatant
- ^ Global Biodiersity Information Facility Psichotoe duvauceli Boisduval 1829
- ^ Lesson, R.P. (1831) Traité d'ornithologie, ou, Tableau méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux F.G. Levrault, Paris
- ^ Horsfield, T. (1856) A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company, Vol. II, page 647. WM H. Allen and Co., London
- ^ Moore, F. (1859) List of Malayan Birds collected by Theodore Cantor Megalaima duvaucelii Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (Volume 1859), page 455. Zoological Society of London
- ^ Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum Mesobucco duvauceli Volume XIX, page 85. British Museum (Natural History), London
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System Megalaima australis duvaucelii
- ^ Stuart Baker, E.C. (1918)Cyanops duvaceli robinsoni Bulletin of the British Ornithologist's Club, Vol. XXXIX, page 20
- ^ http://www.archive.org/stream/traitdornitholo00lessgoog#page/n177/mode/2up
- ^ Shelley, G.E. (1891) Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum Rhinortha Volume XIX, page 393. British Museum (Natural History), London
- ^ Global Biodiersity Information Facility Uroteuthis duvauceli
- ^ Gray, J. E. (1853) Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part II Apidæ page 302: Tetralonia Duvaucelii. British Museum, London
- ^ FishBase 2010 Rohita duvaucelii Valenciennes, 1842
- ^ FishBase 2010 Barbus duvaucelii Valenciennes, 1842
- ^ FishBase 2010 Leuciscus duvaucelii Valenciennes, 1844
- ^ Catalog of fishes 2011 Chondrostoma duvaucelii California Academy of Sciences Research