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Phrynobatrachus stewartae Poynton and Broadley, 1985
Nomenclature
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Family: Phrynobatrachidae Laurent, 1941
Species:
Phrynobatrachus stewartae Poynton and Broadley, 1985
Reference:
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Stewart's River Frog
Language:
English
Vernacular name:
Stewart's Puddle Frog
Language:
English
SUMMARY
This species is named in honor of Dr. Margaret Stewart, who first collected this species and wrote the landmark text, Amphibians of Malawi. Stewart was part the biology faculty of the University at Albany from 1956 to 1997, although remained active even after retirement. In 1979, Stewart became the first woman to lead a professional herpetological organization when she was elected president of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). In 2005, she was awarded the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) Robert K. Johnson Award for excellence in service to the society and the Henry S. Fitch Award, for long-term excellence in the study of amphibian, chelonian, and/or reptilian biology.