James R. Dixon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James R. Dixon

American zoologist

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1928

Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 10-Jan-2015

Profession: zoologist, biologist, university teacher, herpetologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

James Ray Dixon (born August 1, 1928, in Houston, Texas – died January 10, 2015, in Bryan, Texas) was Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus of Amphibians and Reptiles at the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection at Texas A&M University.
He lived in El Campo, Texas throughout most of his childhood.
He published prolifically on the subject of herpetology in his distinguished career, authoring and co-authoring several books, book chapters, and numerous peer reviewed notes and articles, describing two new genera, and many new species, earning him a reputation as one of the most prominent herpetologists of his generation.
His main research focus was morphology based systematics of amphibians and reptiles worldwide with emphasis on Texas, USA, Mexico, Central America, and South America, although bibliographies, conservation, ecology, life history and zoogeography have all been the subjects of his extensive publications.