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William Edward Duellman
1930–2022
An American zoologist and herpetologist, he became one of the leading authorities on amphibians in the Neotropics and helped shape modern frog systematics. His long career combined fieldwork, museum research, and influential scholarly books.
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 Taxonomic Study of the Middle American Snake, Pituophis deppei
by William Edward Duellman
Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca
by William Edward Duellman, Linda Trueb
A Review of the Frogs of the Hyla bistincta Group
by 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
A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus
by Linda Trueb, William Edward Duellman
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Petén, Guatemala
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
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
William Edward Duellman (September 6, 1930 – February 25, 2022) was an American zoologist and herpetologist best known for his work on amphibians. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1956 and went on to build a major academic career studying frogs and other amphibians, especially those of Central and South America.
He was closely associated with the University of Kansas, where he served as a professor and curator in herpetology. Over the course of decades, he became widely known for his research on amphibian diversity, classification, and natural history, and for producing important reference works used by researchers and students.
His reputation rests on both deep field experience and lasting scholarly influence. Even in short summaries of his career, he stands out as one of the most important figures in twentieth-century Neotropical amphibian research.