Sherman C. Bishop
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Sherman Chauncey Bishop was a herpetologist and arachnologist from New York
. He studied at Cornell University
and, with Cyrus R. Crosby, gave the Spruce-fir moss spider
its scientific name. His Handbook of Salamanders (1943) was the first serious and comprehensive treatment of North American salamander
s since Cope
(1889).
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He studied at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and, with Cyrus R. Crosby, gave the Spruce-fir moss spider
Spruce-fir moss spider
The Spruce-fir moss spider, Microhexura montivaga, is an endangered species of spider found at high elevations in the southern Appalachian Mountains. First identified in 1923, they inhabit moss that grows on rocks underneath the forest canopy....
its scientific name. His Handbook of Salamanders (1943) was the first serious and comprehensive treatment of North American salamander
Salamander
Salamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with their slender bodies, short noses, and long tails. All known fossils and extinct species fall under the order Caudata, while sometimes the extant...
s since Cope
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
(1889).