Michael J. Preston
Michael J. Preston is a professor emeritus of English at the University of Colorado Boulder, specializing in Middle English and early Renaissance literature, vernacular culture, folklore and traditional drama.[1]
In 1976 a subspecies of Mexican lizard, Sceloporus torquatus mikeprestoni, was named in his honor by Hobart M. Smith and José Ticul Álvarez.[2][3]
References
- ^ Preston, Michael J. (2011-01-20). "Michael J Preston's Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). University of Colorado. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Preston", p. 211).
- ^ Species Sceloporus torquatus at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
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