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William Edward Duellman
1930–2022
A leading American herpetologist, he helped shape modern understanding of amphibians through decades of fieldwork, research, and writing. His work on frogs and other amphibians made him a major figure in Neotropical biology.
15 Audiobooks
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México
by William Edward Duellman
Systematic Status of the Colubrid Snake, Leptodeira discolor Günther
by William Edward Duellman
A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, México
by William Edward Duellman
A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla
by William Edward Duellman
A New Subspecies of Lizard, Cnemidophorus sacki, from Michoacán, México
by William Edward Duellman
A Review of the Frogs of the Hyla bistincta Group
by William Edward Duellman
Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca
by William Edward Duellman, Linda Trueb
A Taxonomic Study of the Middle American Snake, Pituophis deppei
by William Edward Duellman
A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus
by Linda Trueb, William Edward Duellman
Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America
by William Edward Duellman
Descriptions of Two Species of Frogs, Genus Ptychohyla Studies of American Hylid Frogs, V
by William Edward Duellman
The Genera of Phyllomedusine Frogs (Anura: Hylidae)
by William Edward Duellman
Middle American Frogs of the Hyla microcephala Group
by William Edward Duellman, M. J. Fouquette
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Petén, Guatemala
by William Edward Duellman
Type specimens of amphibians and reptiles in the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas
by William Edward Duellman, Barbara Berg
About the author
Born in Dayton, Ohio, on September 6, 1930, he developed an early interest in natural history and began building that passion while still in school. He went on to become an American zoologist and herpetologist best known for his work on amphibians.
He joined the University of Kansas in 1959 as Curator of Herpetology and later became curator emeritus and professor emeritus. Over many years, he carried out extensive field studies in Mexico, Central America, and South America, and became especially influential in the study of Neotropical amphibians.
Duellman was widely respected for both his research and his books, including major works on amphibian biology. He died on February 25, 2022, and is remembered as one of the central figures in herpetology of his era.