Edward Hallowell (herpetologist)


Edward Hallowell was an American herpetologist and physician.
He studied and practiced medicine in Philadelphia. He also was a renowned herpetologist who described 61 new species of reptiles.
Hallowell is commemorated in the scientific names of two species of frogs: Hyla hallowellii and ''Leptodactylus hallowelli.

Publications in the ''Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia''