Johann Gustav Fischer
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Johann Gustav Fischer (1 March 1819, Hamburg – 27 January 1889) was a German herpetologist.
He served as an instructor at the Johanneum in Hamburg, and was associated with the city's Naturhistorisches Museum, working extensively with its herpetological and ichthyological collections.[1] He was the binomial author of numerous herpetological species,[2] and has several species named in his honor:
- "Fischer's cat snake" (Toxicodryas pulverulenta), 1856.
- "Fischer's chameleon" (Kinyongia fischeri), described by Anton Reichenow in 1887.
- "Fischer's dwarf gecko" (Lygodactylus fischeri), described by George Albert Boulenger in 1890.
- "Fischer’s snail-eating snake" (Tropidodipsas fischeri), described by George Albert Boulenger in 1894.
- "Fischer's thick-toed gecko" (Pachydactylus laevigatus), 1888.[3][4]
In the field of ichthyology, he described the genera Sclerocottus (Cottidae) and Gymnelichthys (Zoarcidae).[5]
