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Species named after Sir David Attenborough - in pictures

Species named after Sir David Attenborough : Sir David Attenborough with a photograph of the
Sir David Attenborough with a photograph of the Prethopalpus attenboroughi spider at the Western Australian Museum in Perth. Photograph: Tony Mcdonough/AAP
Species named after Sir David Attenborough : newly discovered grasshopper named Electrotettix attenboroughi.
A newly discovered pygmy grasshopper species named after the broadcaster - Electrotettix attenboroughi, was found preserved in amber in the Dominican Republic. Photograph: Heads & Thomas/ZooKeys
Species named after Sir David Attenborough: Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes attenboroughii) flowering, endemic to Mount Victoria on Palawan Island, Philippines on 16 April 2010.
Attenborough’s pitcher plant (Nepenthes attenboroughii), endemic to Palawan Island, the Philippines. The species appeared on the 2012 list of the world’s 100 most threatened species compiled by the IUCN species survival commission. Photograph: Ch’ien Lee/Corbis
Species named after Sir David Attenborough The Attenborough, Tree Blakea attenboroughii, was discovered by Lou Jost (EcoMinga) on the Cerro Candelaria Reserve in Ecuador. So far the tree is known only to exist in this location although it may be found to occur at other sites.
This spectacular new species of tree, found only in Ecuador, was named Blakea attenboroughii after being discovered in 2009 in the Cerro Candelaria reserve. Photograph : World Land Trust
Species named after Sir David Attenborough Long-beaked Echidna in highland forests of New Guinea, Zaglossus attenboroughi
A long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi) in the highland forests of New Guinea. Photograph: D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook/Corbis
Species named after Sir David Attenborough: Ctenocheloides attenboroughi, a new ghost shrimp with pectinate claw fingers from Madagascar.
Ctenocheloides attenboroughi, a new ghost shrimp with pectinate claw fingers from Madagascar. Photograph: Arthur Anker/Journal of Natural History
Dr John Long of Museum Victoria in Melbourne holds a model of a placoderm fish fossil that was was found in the Gogo area of north-west Western Australia and was named Materpiscis attenboroughi.
Dr John Long of Museum Victoria in Melbourne holds a model of a placoderm fish fossil that was was found in the Gogo area of north-west Western Australia and was named Materpiscis attenboroughi. Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images
Species named after Sir David Attenborough Attenborosaurus conybeari This dinosaur lived in Europe during the Sinemurian stage of the early Jurassic.
Attenborosaurus conybeari. This dinosaur lived in Europe during the Sinemurian stage of the early Jurassic period. Photograph: NHM
Trigonopterus attenboroughi is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia
Trigonopterus attenboroughii is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia. Photograph: Alexander Riedel/ZooKeys
Solannona, a newly-identified plant in the genus Sirdavidia, named after David Attenborough. The plant, found in Gabon, has a distinct shape, with red petals and up to 19 bright yellow stamen forming a cone. Photograph: Dr Thomas Couvreur
Solannona, a newly-identified plant in the new Sirdavidia genus, named after David Attenborough. The plant, found in Gabon, has a distinct shape, with red petals and up to 19 bright yellow stamen forming a cone Photograph: Dr. Thomas Couvreur
Embargoed to 0001 Friday February 6 Undated handout photo issued by the National Trust of a new wildflower on the Brecon Beacons called the Attenborough's hawkweed (Hieracium attenboroughianum) as it has become the first living species in the UK to be named after naturalist and TV presenter Sir David Attenborough, February 6, 2015. The hawkweed was found a decade ago in the Brecon Beacons in south Wales but it took 10 years of study and comparison with related species to make sure it was new.
A new wildflower on the Brecon Beacons called Attenborough’s hawkweed (Hieracium attenboroughianum) is the first living species in the UK to be named after naturalist and TV presenter Sir David Attenborough Photograph: Tim Rich/National Trust
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