Franky Bossuyt
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Born
Belgium
AlmamaterVrije Universiteit Brussel
KnownforAmphibian evolution; description of multiple frog taxa from South and Southeast Asia
FieldsHerpetology
Franky Bossuyt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Belgium |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
| Known for | Amphibian evolution; description of multiple frog taxa from South and Southeast Asia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Herpetology |
| Institutions | Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
Franky Bossuyt is a Belgian herpetologist. Bossuyt is professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, where he leads the Amphibian Evolution Lab.
He described multiple frog taxa from South and Southeast Asia.[1][2] His 2003 discovery of the purple frog Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis was called by Nature a “ once-in-a-century discovery”.[3]
He is involved in research into the evolution of frogs.[4]
In 2019 a frog species, the Mysticellus franki, was named in honor of him.[5]