Alexander Strauch


Alexander Strauch was a Russian naturalist, most notably a herpetologist.
In 1861 he started work as a curator of the zoological museum at the Imperial Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg. From 1879 to 1890 he was director of the museum. He is credited with establishing St. Petersburg as a major world center in regard to herpetology.

Taxa named after Strauch

with the specific epithet of strauchi or strauchii commemorate his name, five examples being:
Nota bene: A Taxon author in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a different genus.
His zoologist author abbreviation is Strauch.

Selected works