Smith, Andrew 1836. The characters of two new genera of South African reptiles, with descriptions of species belonging to each. Magazine of Zoology and Botany 1 (no. 2): 141-145.

The characters of two new genera of South African reptiles, with descriptions of species belonging to each

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Location South Africa Subject General Species All Rhino Species

The characters of two new genera of South African reptiles, with descriptions of species belonging to each. Magazine of Zoology and Botany, 1 (no. 2): 141-145. [August 1836]
Signed “By Andrew Smith, M.D., M.W.S. &c.” This issue of the journal was published in August 1836 (Evenhuis 2003). Facsimile in Branch & Bauer (2005: 61-65).
Smith described 1 genus and 4 species of reptiles: Pleurotuchus; Pleurotuchus typicus; Pleurotuchus desjardinii; Chrysopelea boieii; Chrysopelea capensis, two of which are still in use.

Black Rhino

Southern White Rhino

Nile Rhino

Greater One-horned Rhino

Javan Rhino

Sumatran Rhino

Fossil Rhino

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The characters of two new genera of South African reptiles, with descriptions of species belonging to each