Edward Harrison Taylor

Edward Harrison Taylor (1889–1978), U.S. herpetologist.

• Chief, Division of Fisheries, Manila, Philippines (1916–1920).
• Head of the Zoology Department, University of Philippines, Manila, Philippines (1923–1927).
• Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas, United States (1927–1949).

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 272 taxon names authored by Edward Harrison Taylor

Eponyms

(List may be incomplete)

• 24 eponyms of Edward Harrison Taylor

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1915

• Taylor, E.H. 1915. New species of Philippine lizards. Philippine Journal of Science 10(2): 89–109. BHL Reference page. 

1917

• Taylor, E.H. 1917. Brachymeles, a genus of Philippine lizards. Philippine Journal of Science 12(5): 267–279. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1917. Snakes and lizards known from Negros, with descriptions of new species and subspecies. Philippine Journal of Science 12(6): 353–381. BHL Reference page. 

1918

• Taylor, E.H. 1918. Reptiles of Sulu Archipelago. Philippine Journal of Science 13(5): 233–267. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1918. Two new snakes of the genus Holarchus with descriptions of other Philippine species. Philippine Journal of Science 13(6): 359–369. BHL Reference page. 

1919

• Taylor, E.H. 1919. New or rare Philippine reptiles. Philippine Journal of Science 14(1): 105–125. BHL Reference page. 

1920

• Taylor, E.H. 1920. Philippine turtles. Philippine Journal of Science 16(2): 111–144. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1920. Philippine Amphibia. Philippine Journal of Science 16(3): 213–359. BHL Reference page. 

1921

• Taylor, E.H. 1921. Amphibians and turtles of the Philippine Islands. Dept. of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bureau of Science Publication no. 15. Bureau of Printing: Manila. 193 pp. Reference page. 

1922

• Taylor, E.H. 1922. The snakes of the Philippine Islands. Philippine Bureau of Science Publications no. 16. Bureau of Printing: Manila. 312 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1922. Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands, I. Philippine Journal of Science 21(2): 161–206. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1922. Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands, II. Philippine Journal of Science 21(3): 257–303. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1922. The lizards of the Philippine Islands. Philippine Bureau of Science Publications no. 17. Bureau of Printing: Manila. 269 pp. BHL Reference page. 

1923

• Taylor, E.H. 1923. Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands, III. Philippine Journal of Science 22(5): 515–557. BHL Reference page. 

1924

• Taylor, E.H. & Noble, G.K. 1924. A new genus of discoglossid frogs from the Philippine Islands. American Museum Novitates 121: 1–4. handle. Reference page. 

1925

• Taylor, E.H. 1925. Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands, IV. Philippine Journal of Science 26(1): 97–111. Reference page. 

1933

• Taylor, E.H. 1933. Two New Mexican Skinks of the Genus Eumeces. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 46: 129–138. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1933. Notes on Type Specimens of Reptiles and Amphibians in the "Alfredo Dugès" Museum, Guanajuato, Mexico. Copeia 1933(2): 97–98. DOI: 10.2307/1437131 Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1933. New Species of Skinks from Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 46: 175–182. BHL Reference page. 

1934

• Taylor, E.H. 1934. Notes on Chinese reptiles and amphibians. Lingnan Science Journal 13: 297–310. Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1934. Zoological Results of the Third De Schauensee Siamese Expedition, Part III: Amphibians and Reptiles. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 86: 281–310. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1934. Philippine Land Mammals. Monographs of the Bureau of Science 30: 1–548. GoogleBooks Reference page. 

1937

• Taylor, E.H. 1937. Two New Lizards of the Genus Leiolopisma from Mexico, with Comments on Another Mexican Species. Copeia 1937(1): 5–11. DOI: 10.2307/1437363 Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1937. New species of hylid frogs from Mexico with comments on the rare Hyla bistincta Cope. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 50: 43–54. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1937. A new snake of the genus Sonora, with comments on S. michoacanensis. Herpetologica 1(3): 69–72. JSTOR Reference page. 

1938

• Taylor, E.H. 1938. Notes on the Herpetological Fauna of the Mexican State of Sonora. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 24(19): 475–503. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1938. Notes on the Herpetological Fauna of the Mexican State of Sinaloa. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 24(20): 505–537. BHL Reference page. 

1939

• Taylor, E.H. 1939. On North American Snakes of the Genus Leptotyphlops. Copeia 1939(1): 1–7. DOI: 10.2307/1436008 Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1939. Two new species of the genus Anomalepis Jan, with a proposal of a new family of snakes. Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club 17: 87–96. Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1939. Concerning Mexican Salamanders. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 25(14): 259–313. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1939. Notes on the Mexican Snakes of the Genus Leptodeira, with a Proposal of a New Snake Genus, Pseudoleptodeira. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 25(15): 315–355. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1939. On Mexican Snakes of the Genera Trimorphodon and Hypsigiena. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 25(16): 357–383. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1939. New Species of Mexican Tailless Amphibia. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 25(17): 385–405. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1939. A New Anuran Amphibian from the Pliocene of Kansas. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 25(18): 407–419. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1939. Frogs of the Hyla eximia Group in Mexico, with Descriptions of Two New Species. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 25(19): 421–445. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1939. A New Bromeliad Frog. Copeia 1939(2): 97–100. DOI: 10.2307/1435948 Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1939. A New Species of the Lizard Genus Lepidophyma from Mexico. Copeia 1939(3): 131–133. DOI: 10.2307/1436806 Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. & Smith, H.M. 1939. Miscellaneous notes on Mexican snakes. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 25(13): 239–258. BHL Reference page. 

1940

• Taylor, E.H., 1940. (1939) Herpetological miscellany No. I. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 26: 489–571.

1943

• Taylor, E.H. 1943. A new Hylella from Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 56: 49–52. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1943. A New Ambystomid Salamander Adapted to Brackish Water. Copeia 1943(3): 151–156. DOI: 10.2307/1438606 Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1943. An Extinct Turtle of the Genus Emys from the Pleistocene of Kansas. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 29(2): 249–254. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1943. Mexican Lizards of the Genus Eumeces, with Comments on the Recent Literature on the Genus. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 29(2): 269–300. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1943. Herpetological Novelties from Mexico. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 29(2): 343–361. BHL Reference page. 

1945

• Smith, H.M. & Taylor, E.H. 1945. An annotated checklist and key to the snakes of Mexico. United States National Museum Bulletin 187: iv+ 239. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. & Smith, H.M. 1945. Summary of the collections of amphibians made in Mexico under the Walter Rathbone Bacon Travelling Scholarship. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 95: 521–613. BHL Reference page. 

1947

• Taylor, E.H. 1947. Publication dates of Kelaart's Prodromus Fauna Zeylanicae. Herpetologica 4(1): 26. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1947. Comments on Ceylonese snakes of the genus Typhlops with descriptions of new species. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 31(13): 283–298. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1947. A Review of the Mexican Forms of the Lizard Genus Sphaerodactylus. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 31 pt. II(14): 299–309. BHL Reference page. 

1948

• Taylor, E.H. 1948. A New Hylid Frog from Eastern Mexico. University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History 1(15): 257–264. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1948. New Costa Rican Salamanders. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 61: 177–180. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1948. Two New Hylid Frogs from Costa Rica. Copeia 1948(4): 233–238. DOI: 10.2307/1438708 Reference page. 

1950

• Taylor, E.H. 1950. Second Contribution to the Herpetology of San Luis Potosí. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 33 pt. II(11): 441–457. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1950. Ceylonese Lizards of the Family Scincidae. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 33 pt. II(13): 481–518. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1950. The Snakes of Ceylon. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 33 pt. II(14): 519–603. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1950. A New Bromeliad Frog from the Mexican State of Veracruz. Copeia 1950(4): 274–276. DOI: 10.2307/1437905 Reference page. 
• Smith, H.M. & Taylor, E.H. 1950. Type localities of Mexican reptiles and amphibians. The University of Kansas science bulletin 33(8): 313–380. BHL Reference page. 
• Smith, H.M. & Taylor, E.H. 1950. An annotated checklist and key to the reptiles of Mexico exclusive of the snakes. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 199: v + 253 pp. BHL Reference page. 

1951

• Taylor, E.H. 1951. Two new genera and a new family of Tropical American frogs. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 64: 33–40.

1952

• Taylor, E.H. 1952. The salamanders and caecilians of Costa Rica. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 34, Pt. 2 (12): 695–791.
• Taylor, E.H. 1952. The Frogs and Toads of Costa Rica. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 35(1): 577–942.

1953

• Taylor, E.H. & Cochran, D.M. 1953. Frogs of the family Centrolenidae from Brasil. The University of Kansas, Science Bulletin 35(2): 1625–1656. BHL Reference page. 

1956

• Taylor, E.H. 1956. A review of the lizards of Costa Rica. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull 38(part 1): 3–322.

1958

• Taylor, E.H. 1958. Additions to the Known Herpetological Fauna of Costa Rica with Comments on Other Species. No. III. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 39(1): 3–40. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1958. Notes on Costa Rican Centrolenidae With Descriptions of New Forms. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 39(2): 41–68. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. & Elbel, R.E. 1958. Contribution to the herpetology of Thailand. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38(2): 1033–1189. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. & Weyer, D. 1958. Report on a Collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Harbel, Republic of Liberia. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38(2): 1191–1229. BHL Reference page. 

1962

• Taylor, E.H. 1962. New Oriental Reptiles. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 43(7): 209–263. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1962. The Amphibian Fauna of Thailand. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 43(8): 265–599. BHL Reference page. 

1963

• Taylor, E.H. 1963. New and Rare Oriental Serpents. Copeia 1963(2): 429–433. DOI: 10.2307/1441364 Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1963. The Lizards of Thailand. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 44(14): 687–1077. BHL Reference page. 

1964

• Taylor, E.H. 1964. A new species of caecilian from India (Amphibia, Gymnophiona). Senckenbergiana biologica 45: 227–231. Reference page. 

1965

• Taylor, E.H. 1965. The Serpents of Thailand and Adjacent Waters. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 45(9): 609–1096. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1965. New Asiatic and African Caecilians with Redescriptions of Certain Other Species. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 46(6): 253–302. BHL Reference page. 

1968

• Taylor, E.H. 1968. The Caecilians of the World: A Taxonomic Review. University of Kansas Press: Lawrence, Kansas. vii + 848 pp. Reference page. 

1969

• Taylor, E.H. 1969. Miscellaneous notes and descriptions of new forms of caecilians. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48(9): 281–296. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1969. A new family of African Gymnophiona. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48(10): 297–305. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1969. A new caecilian from Brasil. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48(11): 307–313. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1969. A New Panamanian Caecilian. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48(12): 315–323. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1969. Skulls of the Gymnophiona and Their Significance in the Taxonomy of the Group. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48(15): 585–687. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1969. On the Status of Caecilia occidentalis Taylor. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48(19): 785–790. BHL Reference page. 
• Dryden, G.L. & Taylor, E.H. 1969. Reptiles from the Mariana and Caroline Islands. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48(8): 269–279. BHL Reference page. 

References

• Taylor, E.H., Leonard, A.B., Smith, H.M. & Pisani, G.R. (eds.) 1975. Edward H. Taylor: Recollections of an Herpetologist. Monographs of the Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas (4): 1–159. BHL
• Webb, R.G. 1978. Edward Harrison Taylor 1889-1978. Herpetologica 34(4): 422-425. JSTOR
• Duellman, W.E. 1978. Edward Harrison Taylor 1889-1978. Copeia 1978(4): 737–738. JSTOR