Francois Marie Daudin

(March 25, 1774 – 1804)

French zoologist, described 517 species.

Abbrevation:Daudin

Publications

• Daudin 1802: Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Reptiles, Vol. 4. F. Dufart, Paris.

Authored Taxa

Birds

• Accipiter minullus, Little sparrowhawk
• Accipiter tachiro, African goshawk
• Anhinga rufa, African darter
• Anthochaera paradoxa, Yellow Wattlebird
• Ciccaba huhula, Black-banded owl
• Circus ranivorus, African marsh harrier
• Corvus leucognaphalus, White-necked crow
• Crypsirina temia, Black Racket-tailed treepie
• Falco chicquera, Red-necked falcon
• Falco rufigularis, Bat falcon
• Falco tinnunculus rupicolus, Rock kestrel
• Haliaeetus vocifer, African fish eagle
• Lamprotornis ornatus, Principe glossy-starling
• Lophaetus occipitalis, Long-crested eagle
• Lophostrix cristata, Crested owl
• Loxigilla portoricensis, Puerto Rican bullfinsh
• Malimbus malimbicus, Crested malimbe
• Megascops nudipes, Puerto rican screech owl
• Melanerpes portoricensis, Puerto Rican woodpecker
• Melierax gabar, Gabar goshawk
• Morphnus guianensis, Crested eagle
• Onychognathus nabouroup, Pale-winged Starling
• Paradisaea rubra, Red bird of paradise
• Phaethon lepturus, White-tailed tropicbird
• Ploceus baglafecht, Baglafecht Weaver
• Polemaetus bellicosus, Martial eagle
• Saltator fuliginosus, Black-throated grosbeak
• Seleucidis melanoleucus, Twelve-wired bird of paradise
• Spizaetus ornatus, Ornate hawk eagle
• Sporopipes frontalis, Speckle-fronted weaver
• Sturnus melanopterus, Black-winged starling
• Terathopius ecaudatus, Bateleur

Reptiles

• Genus Acanthophis, Death adders
• Genus Alligator, Alligators
• Genus Bungarus, Kraits
• Genus Corallus, Tree boas
• Genus Eryx, Old world sand boas
• Genus Lachesis, Bushmasters
• Genus Pelamis, Yellow-bellied sea snakes
• Genus Python, Pythons
• Genus Ophisaurus, Glass lizards
• Genus Takydromus, Oriental racers

• Anolis auratus, Anole, no common name
• Anolis punctatus, Amazon green anole
• Atretium schistosum, Split keelback (snake)
• Bitis cornuta, Many-horned adder
• Boa constrictor imperator, Common Northern Boa
• Caiman latirostris, Broad-snouted caiman
• Caiman yacare, Yacare caiman
• Clelia clelia, Mussurana
• Coronella girondica, Southern smooth snake
• Cuora amboinensis amboinensis, Malayan box turtle
• Dendrelaphis tristis, Bronzeback (snake)
• Disteira nigrocincta, no common name, venomous sea snake
• Dracaena guianensis, Caiman lizard
• Dryocalamus nympha, Common bridal snake
• Elaphe helena, Trinket snake
• Enhydrina schistosa, Beaked sea snake
• Eumeces schneideri, Schneider's skink
• Gopherus polyphemus, Florida gopher tortoise
• Hemidactylus triedrus, Termite hill gecko
• Hydrophis cyanocinctus, Annulated sea snake
• Hydrophis mammilaris, Bombay sea snake
• Hydrophis obscurus, Russell's sea snake
• Kentropyx striata, Striped Kentropyx (lizard)
• Lacerta bilineata, Western green lizard
• Lycodon capucinus, Common wolf snake
• Micrurus psyches, Carib coral snake
• Oxybelis fulgidus, Green vine snake
• Pituophis melanoleucus, Pine snake
• Rafetus euphraticus, Euphrates softshell turtle
• Ramphotyphlops braminus, Brahminy blind snake
• Rhinoclemmys punctularia, Spot-legged turtle
• Sceloporus undulatus undulatus, Eastern fence lizard
• Scelotes gronovii, Gronovi's dwarf burrowing skink
• Siphlophis compressus, Red vine snake
• Takydromus sexlineatus, Asian grass lizard
• Teius teyou, no common name, family Teiidae (whiptails)
• Timon lepidus, Ocellated lizard
• Tripanurgos compressus, Mapepire De Fe (snake)
• Varanus albigularis, Rock monitor
• Varanus bengalensis, Bengal monitor
• Varanus griseus, Desert monitor
• Xenoxybelis argenteus, Green striped vine snake

Amphibians

• Caecilia albiventris, no common name, Caecilian
• Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, Hellbender (salamander)
• Elachistocleis surinamensis, Sapito apuntado de Surinam
• Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, Indian bullfrog
• Hyla surinamensis (nomen dubium))
• Pelodytes punctatus, Common Parsley Frog
• Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis, Rana lemur de flancos rojos
• Pseudacris ocularis, Little grass frog
• Sphaenorhynchus lacteus, Rana Fantasma (tree frog)
• Xenopus laevis, African clawed frog

Molluscs

• Genus Spiroglyptus, wormsnails, family Vermetidae

Annelids

• Genus Spirorbis, hard tube worms