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Explore Wikispecies

 * HELP Section -- Detailed information on creating pages.
 * Taxonomy -- Information on the Linnaean classification of species.
 * Village Pump -- Discuss the project.
 * Done and To Do -- See references to very detailed areas and defined future targets
 * Wikispecies FAQ -- Check replies to common concerns.
 * Image Guidelines -- Our recommendation on where to upload illustrations
 * Wikispecies PR -- Help us by spreading the word of Wikispecies

Distinguished Author
José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage &emsp;&emsp;(1823-1907).

A Portuguese zoologist and politician. He was the curator of Zoology at the Museum of Natural History in Lisbon. His work at the Museum consisted in acquiring, describing and coordinating collections, many of which arrived from the Portuguese colonies in Africa, such as Angola, Mozambique, etc. He published more than 200 taxonomic papers on mammals, birds, and fishes. In the 1880s he became the Minister of the Navy and later the Minister for Foreign Affairs for Portugal. The zoology collection at the Lisbon Museum is called the Bocage Museum in his honor. He was responsible for identifying many new species, which he named according to the naturalist who found them.


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