Arnold G. Kluge
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| Intro | Biologist | ||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||
| is | Zoologist Herpetologist | ||||
| Work field | Biology | ||||
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| Birth | 1935 | ||||
| Age | 90 years | ||||
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Biography
Arnold G. Kluge (born 1935) is professor emeritus of zoology and curator emeritus of amphibians and reptiles at the University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology. Kluge authored over 140 journal articles. He served as past president of the Willi Hennig Society and as editor-in-chief of its journal Cladistics. He served at the University of Michigan from 1965 until his retirement in 2003.
Amongst the new taxa published by Kluge is Crenadactylus, tiny Australian clawless geckos reclassified as a separate genus with co-author James R. Dixon in 1964.
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Dr. Kluge is honored in the specific names of three species of lizards.
- Cyrtodactylus klugei
- Diplodactylus klugei
- Lygodactylus klugei