Anthony Whitaker
Anthony Whitaker | |
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Whitaker in 2010 | |
| Born | Anthony Hume Whitaker 5 September 1944 Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England |
| Died | 20 February 2014 (aged 69) Orinoco, Tasman District, New Zealand |
| Citizenship | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Herpetology |
| Institutions | DSIR |
Anthony Hume Whitaker MNZM (5 September 1944 – 20 February 2014) was a New Zealand herpetologist, contributing a 50-year career of fieldwork, pioneering research and species discoveries. His is still the largest collection of reptile and amphibian specimens donated to Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.