Alma mater University of Florida Name Richard Highton | Education University of Florida Fields Biology | |
Institutions University of Maryland, College Park Known for His research in herpetology | ||
Richard Highton (born December 24, 1927) is an American herpetologist, an expert on the biological classification of woodland salamanders.
He is currently a Professor Emeritus in Biology for the University of Maryland College Park. On his retirement, his collection of approximately 140,000 salamander specimens was donated to the Smithsonian Institution.
He received his master's degree and Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Florida.
The intestinal parasite of salamanders Isospora hightoni was named in his honour.
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