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Eltio Alegondas Forsten (12 July 1811, Middelburg – 1843, Ambon Island) was a Dutch naturalist.〔(Levensberichten van Zeeuwen, Volume 1 ) by Frederik Nagtglas, Pieter de la Rue〕 He studied medicine at Leiden, obtaining his degree in 1836 with a thesis on ''Cedrela febrifuga'', titled "''Dissertatio botanico-pharmaceutico-medica inauguralis de cedrela febrifuga''".〔(Google Books ) Dissertatio botanico-pharmaceutico-medica inauguralis de cedrela febrifuga〕 In 1838 he became a member of the ''Natuurkundige Commissie'' for the Dutch East Indies, where he would spend the next several years collecting zoological and botanical specimens (Java, Sulawesi, Ternate, Ambon).〔(Nationaal Herbarium Nederland ) Sources: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors & Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II.〕 == Eponymy (birds and reptiles) == * Forsten's cat snake, ''Boiga forsteni''.〔 * Forsten's lorikeet, ''Trichoglossus forsteni''. * Forsten's megapode, ''Megapodius freycinet''. * Forsten's pointed snake, ''Rabdion forsteni''.〔 * Forsten's tortoise, ''Indotestudo forstenii''.〔(The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles ) by Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson〕 * Purple-bearded bee-eater, ''Meropogon forsteni''.〔(The Eponym Dictionary of Birds ) by Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson〕 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「Eltio Alegondas Forsten」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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