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Richard Highton
Richard
Highton
is an
American
herpetologist
, an
expert
on the
biological classification
of
woodland
salamanders
.
He is
currently
a
Professor Emeritus
in
Biology
for the
University of Maryland College Park
. On his
retirement
, his collection of
approximately
140,000 salamander
specimens
was
donated
to the
Smithsonian Institution
.
He received his
master's degree
and
Doctorate
in Philosophy from the
University of Florida
.
The
intestinal parasite
of salamanders
Isospora
hightoni
was
named
in his honour.