caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality fields workplaces birth_date image article_title name
léon vaillant 24 november 1914 paris paris french herpetology ichthyology malacology zoology muséum national d'histoire naturelle 11 november 1834 vaillant léon 1834-1914 . png léon vaillant
 léon vaillant
léon vaillant

léon louis vaillant -lrb- november 11 , 1834 -- november 24 , 1914 -rrb- was a french zoologist .
he is most famous for his work in the areas of herpetology , malacology , and ichthyology .
in 1854 he graduated from the college d'arras , followed by studies in medicine and zoology in paris .
in 1861 , he received his medical doctorate , then continued his zoological studies with henri milne-edwards -lrb- 1800-1885 -rrb- , earning his degree in natural sciences in 1865 .
in 1875 he became a professor at the museum of natural history in paris .
he held a special interest involving the systematics and anatomy of turtles and crocodiles , but also made significant contributions in his investigations of reptilian physiology and behavior .
of his 200-plus scientific writings , 90 of them are based on herpetological subjects .
he participated in french naval expeditions on the `` travailleur '' in 1880 , 1881 and 1882 and on the `` talisman '' in 1883 .
the following are several species named after léon vaillant : `` amphiporus vaillanti '' joubin , 1902 `` bathophilus vaillanti '' zugmayer , 1911 `` lophius vaillanti '' regan , 1903 `` munidopsis vaillant '' a. milne-edwards , 1881 `` solamen vaillanti '' issel , 1869 `` solariella vaillanti '' dautzenberg & h. fischer , 1896 `` turbonilla vaillanti '' dautzenberg & fischer , 1896 .
