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August Friedrich Schweigger (8 September 1783 – 28 June 1821) was a German naturalist born in Erlangen. He was the younger brother of scientist Johann Salomo Christoph Schweigger (1779-1857). He studied medicine, zoology and botany at Erlangen, and following graduation spent time in Berlin (from 1804) and Paris (from 1806). In 1809 he was appointed professor of botany and medicine at the University of Königsberg. In 1815, he was elected a corresponding member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. On a research trip to Sicily, he was murdered near Agrigento on 28 June 1821. The plant genus ''Schweiggeria'' from the family Violaceae is named in his honor.〔(BHL ) Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications〕 In the scientific field of herpetology, he is best known for his 1812 monograph of turtles, in which he described several new species which are still valid. == Turtle taxa described by Schweigger == Schweigger is the taxonomic authority of ''Chelydra'', a genus of snapping turtles. He also circumscribed the following 12 species of turtle/tortoise. * Adanson's mud turtle, ''Pelusios adansonii'' (1812). * Aldabra giant tortoise, ''Geochelone gigantea'' (1812). * South American River Turtle, ''Podocnemis expansa'' (1812). * Big-headed Amazon River turtle, ''Peltocephalus dumerilianus'' (1812). * Common Toad-headed Turtle, ''Mesoclemmys nasuta'' (1812). * Serrated Hinge-back Tortoise, ''Kinixys erosa'' (1812). * Geoffroy's Side-necked Turtle, ''Phrynops geoffroanus'' (1812). * Gibba turtle, ''Mesoclemmys gibba'' (1812). * Indian black turtle, ''Melanochelys trijuga'' (1812). * South African bowsprit tortoise, ''Chersina angulata'' (1812). * Mediterranean Turtle, ''Mauremys leprosa'' (1812). * West African mud turtle, ''Pelusios castaneus'' (1812).〔(ITIS ) Taxon author: Schweigger, 1812.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「August Friedrich Schweigger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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