Richard Highton
American zoologist
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| Intro | American zoologist | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Zoologist Scientist Biologist Herpetologist | |
| Work field | Biology Science | |
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| Birth | 24 December 1927 | |
| Age | 97 years |
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Richard Highton (born December 24, 1927) is an American herpetologist, an expert on the biological classification of woodland salamanders.
He is currently a Professor Emeritus in Biology for the University of Maryland College Park. On his retirement, his collection of approximately 140,000 salamander specimens was donated to the Smithsonian Institution.
He received his master's degree and Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Florida.
The intestinal parasite of salamanders Isospora hightoni was named in his honour.