Arnold G. Kluge

Arnold G. Kluge
Residence	United States
Nationality	English, American
Fields	Zoology
Institutions	University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Known for	Extensive studies in systematics, evolutionary biology, and ecology of amphibians and reptiles. He also advanced the theory and philosophy of phylogenetic inference bringing Popperian falsification into the fold of cladistics.
Notable awards	Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships,

Professor Arnold G. Kluge is professor emeritus of zoology and curator emeritus of amphibians and reptiles at the University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology. Kluge authored over 140 journal articles and served as past president of the Willi Hennig Society. He served at the University of Michigan from 1965 until his retirement in 2003.^[1]

Eponyms

Dr. Kluge is honored in the specific names of three species of lizards.

• Cyrtodactylus klugei
• Diplodactylus klugei
• Lygodactylus klugei^[2]

References

1. "Faculty History Project, Memoir, Arnold G. Kluge, Regents' Proceedings 341". University of Michigan. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Kluge", p. 143).