Fei Liang

Fei Liang (Chinese: 费梁; 1936 – 4 June 2022) was a Chinese herpetologist.^[1]

Fei Liang
Born	1936 China
Died	4 June 2022(2022-06-04) (aged 85–86) Chengdu, China
Nationality	Chinese
Education	Sichuan Agricultural University
Occupation	Herpetologist

Biography

Fei was admitted to Sichuan Agricultural University in 1956 where he majored in animal husbandry.^[2] After graduating in 1961, he began working for the Chengdu Institute of Biology [zh], where he began research on amphibians.^[3] He started as an assistant to amphibian research experts Cheng-chao Liu [zh] and Hu Shuqin [zh], but began leading a team of researchers in 1980 alongside his wife, Ye Changyuan. In total, the couple are credited with discovering over 126 new species.^[4]

Fei Liang died in Chengdu on 4 June 2022.^[5]