Zhao Ermi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.

Zhao Ermi (Chinese: 赵尔宓; 1930 – 24 December 2016) was a Chinese herpetologist, born in Chengdu. His ancestors were Manchu Bannerman of Irgen Gioro clan who were stationed in Chengdu during Qing dynasty.^[1] He studied biology at West China Union University, under the tutelage of Liu Chengzhao [de].^[2] He was elected a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2001.^[3][4] He died at West China Medical Center of Sichuan University on 24 December 2016.^[4]

Taxa named after him

Zhao is commemorated in the scientific names of four taxa of reptiles.^[5]

• Zhaoermia Gumprecht & Tillack, 2004, a genus of pitviper (synonym of Protobothrops)
• Cyrtodactylus zhaoermii Shi & H. Zhao, 2010, a species of gecko
• Diploderma zhaoermii Gao & Hou, 2002, a species of lizard
• Thermophis zhaoermii Guo, Liu, Feng & He, 2008, a species of snake

Also, two amphibian species have been named after him.^[6]

• Paramesotriton ermizhaoi Wu, Rovito, Papenfuss & Hanken, 2009, a species of newt (synonym of Paramesotriton labiatus)
• Onychodactylus zhaoermii Che, Poyarkov & Yan, 2012, a species of salamander

Described taxa

• Achalinus meiguensis Hu & Zhao, 1966
• Amolops liangshanensis (Wu & Zhao, 1984)
• Amphiesma optatum (Hu & Zhao, 1966)
• Calotes medogensis Zhao & S. Li, 1984
• Cuora zhoui Zhao, Zhou & Ye, 1990
• Cyrtopodion medogense (Zhao & S. Li, 1987)
• Dinodon rosozonatum Hu & Zhao, 1972
• Gloydius shedaoensis Zhao, 1979
• Hebius metusia Inger, Zhao, Shaffer & Wu, 1990
• Ingerana reticulata (Zhao & S. Li, 1984)
• Kurixalus hainanus (Zhao, Wang & Shi, 2005) (synonym of Kurixalus bisacculus)
• Laudakia papenfussi Zhao, 1998
• Laudakia wui Zhao, 1998
• Liua Zhao & Hu, 1983
• Liuixalus J. Li, Che, Bain, Zhao & Zhang, 2008
• Oligodon multizonatus Zhao & Jiang, 1981
• Opisthotropis cheni Zhao, 1999
• Opisthotropis guangxiensis Zhao, Jiang & Huang, 1978
• Oreolalax multipunctatus Wu, Zhao, Inger & Shaffer, 1993
• Pelophylax tenggerensis (Zhao, Macey & Papenfuss, 1988)
• Phrynocephalus albolineatus Zhao, 1979
• Plagiopholis unipostocularis Zhao, Jiang & Huang, 1978
• Plestiodon liui (Hikida & Zhao, 1989)
• Protobothrops xiangchengensis (Zhao, Jiang & Huang, 1979)
• Rana zhengi Zhao, 1999
• Rhabdophis adleri Zhao, 1997
• Scincella huanrenensis Zhao & Huang, 1982
• Scincella tsinlingensis (Hu & Zhao, 1966)
• Viridovipera medoensis (Zhao, 1977)
• Xenopeltis hainanensis Hu & Zhao in Zhao, 1972
• Protobothrops mangshanensis (Zhao, 1990)