About André Peyriéras
Lived 1927 – 2018 (aged 91). André Peyriéras was a French entomologist and zoologist.
Dr André Peyriéras (December 11, 1927, in Saint Moreil (Le Monthioux), France – December 24, 2018, in Limoges, France) received his doctorate from the University of Montpellier in France. He settled in Madagascar in 1954 and lived there until 2005. He became one of Madagascar's most eminent entomologists, herpetologists and plant collectors. Peyriéras's dwarf chameleon (Brookesia peyrierasi ),
Publications In French:
Contribution à l'étude des Scaritinae de Madagascar (thesis)
Faune de Madagascar: Issue 41, Insectes Coléoptères Carabidae Scaritinae, part II: Biologie
Faune de Madagascar: Issue 57, Insectes Coléoptères Cetoniidae Euchroeina, part II: Biologie et formes larvaires
In English:
A new species of Hapalemur (primates) from south east Madagascar This list is incomplete.
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French entomologist, worked in Madagagascar (1927-2018)
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André Peyriéras was born on 11 December 1927 in Saint-Moreil.
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André Peyriéras died on 24 December 2018 in Limoges.
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André Peyriéras was an entomologist and zoologist.
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André Peyriéras was French.
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