Afrânio Pompílio Bastos do Amaral was a Brazilian herpetologist.
Amaral on the cover of Time, 1929
A subspecies is a taxonomic rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics, but that can successfully interbreed. Not
Afrânio do Amaral
…Mastigodryas amarali (Stuart, 1938) Also, the following subspecies is named in his honor: Boa constrictor amarali (Stull, 1932…
Ceylon paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi ceylonensis), an Indian paradise flycatcher subspecies native to Sri Lanka
African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus), the nominotypical (nominate or definitive) leopard subspecies native to Africa
Sunda Island tiger (P. tigris sondaica), a tiger subspecies native to the Sunda islands
The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is a monotypic species.