Ernst Josef Fittkau


Ernst Josef Fittkau was a German entomologist and herpetologist.

Career

In entomology he specialized in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae. In herpetology he specialized in crocodiles. He collected natural history specimens on every continent except Antarctica, beginning with South America in 1960. He was Director of the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology in Munich from 1976 to 1992.

Legacy

Fittkau is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of South American lizard, Liolaemus fittkaui.

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