James R. Dixon
James Ray Dixon (August 1, 1928, in
Houston, Texas – January 10, 2015, in
Bryan, Texas) was professor emeritus and curator emeritus of
amphibians and
reptiles at the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection at
Texas A&M University. He lived in
El Campo, Texas, throughout most of his childhood. He published prolifically on the subject of
herpetology in his distinguished career, authoring and co-authoring several books, book chapters, and numerous peer reviewed notes and articles, describing two new
genera, and many new
species, earning him a reputation as one of the most prominent
herpetologists of his generation. His main research focus was morphology based
systematics of amphibians and reptiles worldwide with emphasis on Texas, US, Mexico, Central America, and South America, although bibliographies, conservation, ecology, life history and zoogeography have all been the subjects of his extensive publications.
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