François Marie Daudin [SEP] place of death
François Marie Daudin
François Marie Daudin (29 August 1776 in Paris – 30 November 1803 in Paris) was a French zoologist.
With legs paralyzed by childhood disease, he studied physics and natural history, but ended up being devoted to the latter.
Daudin wrote "" (Complete and Elementary Treatise of Ornithology) in 1799–1800. It was one of the first modern handbooks of ornithology, combining Linnean binomial nomenclature with the anatomical and physiological descriptions of Buffon. While an excellent beginning, it was never completed.
Common death adder
The common death adder ("Acanthophis antarcticus") is a species of death adder native to Australia. It is one of the most venomous land snakes in Australia and globally. While it remains widespread (unlike related species), it is facing increased threat from the ongoing Australian cane toad invasion.
Taxonomy.
The common death adder was first described in 1802 by George Shaw as "Boa antarctica". French naturalist François Marie Daudin erected the genus "Acanthophis" in 1803, designating the common