アルベルト・ギュンター

**アルベルト・ギュンター**（Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther または Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther、1830年10月3日 – 1914年2月1日）は、ドイツ生まれの魚類、爬虫類両生類分野の動物学者である。大英博物館で働いた。

## 生涯
ヴュルテンベルク王国（現在のドイツ・バーデン＝ヴュルテンベルク州）エスリンゲン・アム・ネッカーに生まれた。ボンとベルリンで神学を学んだ後、テュービンゲンで医学を学んだ。1857年に大英博物館で魚類学者として働くようになり、ジョン・エドワード・グレーの後を継いで、ロンドン自然史博物館の動物学の学芸員となり、1895年まで働いた。8巻の魚類図鑑(1859年–1870年、Ray Society)を発刊した。爬虫類や両生類のコレクションも研究した。1864年に『動物学文献記録』（the Record of Zoological Literature）を創刊し、6年間編集を行った。『動物学文献記録』は現在も"Zoological Record"としてトムソンロイター社からオンラインでも発行され続けており、2014年に創刊150周年を迎えた。1874年にイギリスの国籍を得た。日本固有種のミズラモグラ*Euroscaptor mizura* (Günther, 1880)は、神奈川県横浜市産の標本に対して、1880年に新種記載されたものである。

1867年に王立協会の会員に選ばれ、1875年から1876年まで副会長を務めた。動物学会の委員を40年間にわたって務めた。1877年にロンドン・リンネ学会の会員に選ばれ、1896年から1900年まで会長を務めた。1878年、王立協会からロイヤル・メダルを受賞した。

## 著書

*GÜNTHER, Albert (1858) *Handbuch der Medicinischen Zoologie*.
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1858) *Catalogue of the [[Batrachia]] salientia in the collection of the British Museum*. London.
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1858) On the geographical distribution of reptiles. *Proc Zool Soc London*.
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1859–70) *Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum*, eight volumes.
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1863) On new specimens of Snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Sep. Annals Mag. Nat. Hist., 1-6. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1863) Third account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. *Sep. Annals Mag. Nat. Hist*., 1-17. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1864) Report on a collection of Reptiles and Fishes made by Dr. Kirk in the Zambesi and Nyassa regions. Sep. *Proc. Zool. Soc. London*, 1-12. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1864) Descriptions of new  species of Batrachians from West Africa. Sep. *Proc. Zool. Soc. London*, 1-4. Folha manuscrita por Bocage no interior com descrição de Cystignathus Bocagei de Bolama. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1865) Fourth account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. *Sep. Annals Mag. Nat. Hist*., 1-10. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1867) Contribution to the anatomy of Hatteria (Rhynchocephalus, Owen). *Sep. Philosophical Transactions*, II: 1-36. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1867) Descriptions of some new or little-known species of Fishes in the collection of the British Museum. *Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London*, Jan. 24: 99-104, 1 estampa. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1868) First account of species of tailless Batrachians added to the collection of the British Museum. *Proc. Zool. Soc. London*, III: 478-490. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1868) Sixth account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. *Sep. Annals Mag. Nat. Hist*., 1-17. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1868) First account of species of Tailless Batrachians added to the collection of the British Museum. *Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London* (III), June 25: 478-490. 4 pranchas. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1868) Report on a collection of Fishes made at St. Helena by J.C. Meliss. *Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London* (II): 225-228.1 estampa. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1868) Descriptions of freshwater Fishes made from Surinam and Brazil. *Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London* (II): 229-246. 3 estampas. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1872) Seventh account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. *Annals Mag. Nat. Hist*., 13-37. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1874) Description of a new European species of *Zootoca*. *Annals and Magazine of Natural History*, August.  
*GUNTHER, Albert (1874) Descriptions of some new or imperfectly known species of Reptiles from the Camaroon Mountains. *Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London*, June 16: 444-445. Plate 56 - *Chamaeleon montium* Buckholz, 1874. B - juvenil. Pl. 57: *Rhampholeon spectrum* Buckholz e *Bothrolycus ater* sp. nov. . Del. G.H. Ford.. 
*GUNTHER, Albert (1875) Second report on collection of Indian Reptiles obtained by the British Museum. *Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London*, March 16 : 224-234. Plates XXX-XXXIV. Col. Tenente Beddome no Sul da Índia e Dr. Jerdon no Norte e nos Himalaias. Plate 30 - *Calotes grandisquamis* Gunther, 1875 - col. Bedomme no sopé do Canoot Ghat; Pl. XXXIV - *Trimeresurus jerdoni* sp. nov. - Jerdon, Khassya. G.H. Ford del. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1875) Third report on collections of Indian Reptiles obtained by the British Museum. From the *Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London*: 567-577. 4 estampas.  
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1876) Statement regarding dr. Welwitsch's Angola Reptiles. *Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes, Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa*, V (20): 275-276. Welwitsch. Seguem declarações de J.V. Barboza du Bocage. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1876) Notes on a small collection brought by Lieut. L. Cameron, from Angola. *Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London*, pág. 678. Herpetologia. *Ahaetulla dorsalis* (Bocage). Reptilia. Serpentes.
*GÜNTHER, A. (1876) Remarks on Fishes, with Descriptions of new Species in the British Museum, chiefly from the Southern Seas. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Volume XVII, Fourth Series.
*GÜNTHER, A. (1876) Remarks on some Indian and, more especially, Bornean Mammals. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London,  III: 424-428. Plate XXXVII - *Viverra megaspila* Blyth, 1863. J.G. Keulemans del. 
*GÜNTHER, A. (1876) Carta para Bocage, do Zoological Department (British Museum), 26 de Junho, a falar de Welwitsch. *Arquivo histórico do Museu Bocage*, CE/G-88. 
*GÜNTHER, A. (1877) Notice of two large extinct lizards formerly inhabiting the Mascarene Islands. *Sep. Linnean Society's Journal - Zoology*, vol. 13: 321-328. 
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1878) - On Reptiles from Midian collected by Major Burton. From the *Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London*: 977-978. 1 estampa.  
*GÜNTHER, A.  (1879) The extinct reptiles of Rodriguez. *Sep. Philosoph. Trans. Roy. Soc*, 168 (extra-vol.), London: 470-472. 
*GUNTHER, Albert (1879) List of the Mammals, Reptiles, and Batrachians sent by Mr. Everett from the Philippine Islands. *Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London*, January 14: 74-79. Plate IV - *Dendrophis philippinensis* Gunther, 1879 - Norte de Mindanao . Del. R. Mintern. 
*GUNTHER, Albert (1882) Observations on some rare Reptiles and a Batrachian now or lately living in the Society's Menagerie. *Transactions of the Zoological Society, London* VI, part VII (1) : 215-222, pl. 42-46. *Chelys fimbriata* (Schneid.) - a Matamata habita as águas estagnada do Brasil e Guiana. Pl. 43-44: *Metopoceros cornutus* (Wagler). A imagem representa o segundo exemplar chegado aos museus da Europa, o primeiro pertencia ao Museu de Paris e tinha vindo de San Domingo. Deste não se conhece a proveniência exacta. *Ceratothrys ornata* (Bell). *Tejus rufescens* - Mendoza.
*GÜNTHER, A. (1884) Contributions to our Knowledge of *Hydromedusa*, a genus of South-American freshwater Turtles. *Annals and Magazine of Natural History*, Fifth Series, Volume XIV: 421-425. Plate XIV.
*GÜNTHER, A. (1884) Note on some East-African Antelopes supposed to be new. *Annals and Magazine of Natural History*, Fifth Series, Volume XIV: 425-429.
*GÜNTHER, Albert (1885) - Note on a supposed melanotic variety of the Leopard, from South Africa. From the *Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London*, March 3: 243-245, estampa de *Felis leopardus*.  
*GÜNTHER, A.  (1888) Contribution to the knowledge of Snakes of Tropical Africa. *Annals Mag. Nat. Hist*., (6) 1: 322-335. *Ahoetulla bocagei*, sp. nov.. Angola. 
*GÜNTHER, A.  (1888) Report on a collection of Reptiles and Batrachians sent by Emin Pasha from Monbuttu, Upper Congo. *Proc. Zool. Soc. London*, 50-51. 
*GÜNTHER, A. (1895) Notice of Reptiles and Batrachians collected in the Eastern Half of Tropical Africa. *Annals Mag. Nat. Hist*., (6) 15: 523-529.

## 関連人物
* オールドフィールド・トーマス

## 関連項目
* ロンドン自然史博物館
* ミズラモグラ

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