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John M. Legler
A respected American herpetologist and educator, he devoted decades to the study of turtles and helped build knowledge that still matters to conservation today.
4 Audiobooks
A New Snake of the Genus Geophis From Chihuahua, Mexico
by John M. Legler
A New Tortoise, Genus Gopherus, From North-central Mexico
by John M. Legler
About the author
John M. Legler, also known as John Marshall Legler, was an American zoologist and herpetologist whose work centered on turtles and other reptiles. He is remembered for major contributions to turtle biology and for long stretches of fieldwork in North and Central America.
He served as an Emeritus Professor in the Biology Department at the University of Utah, where he taught human anatomy for many years. His published work includes The Turtles of Mexico: Land and Freshwater Forms, and he was recognized in the scientific world strongly enough that a species, Legler's stream frog, was named in his honor.
Legler died on March 28, 2014. Tributes from colleagues describe him as both a careful scientist and a committed conservationist, with a lasting influence on herpetology.