First, there are only currently two sub-species of the long-toed salamander, and neither has the eponmyn (scientific name based on a person) of the expected "dunlapi". It does look that Dunlap did a number of scientific papers on this salamander. If you do a Google search on Dunlap salamander you will get a number of hits. HOWEVER, the person cited is a William Dunlap. It would be unusual for an oceanographer to do so many articles on a salamander. He would have to be a herpetologist. Family stories need to be documented... there is always a little bit of truth in them, and a large amount of made up information.
But if he was honored with a species name, it could be on any species of plant and animal. Most likely a marine species. There is a plant, Piper dunlapi but I couldn't find who it was named for or when it was named. If you do a Google search on dunlap* species, you might find what you are looking for.
A search on dunlap* species Paul ..... shows that Paul Dunlap named some marine species. The rules of naming species, at least the tradition, is that you do NOT name a species after yourself.
More info on your Granpa would be helpful. Like full name and date of birth and death, Who he worked for, etc. PS more than two subspecies regognized......http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/
Probably a sub-species of the long-toed salamander. see here:
http://idahoherps.pbworks.com/w/page/813...
Hi, so my grandfather, Paul Dunlap was an oceanographer in his early years and apparently ended up discovering a new type of salamander species.
I plan on making a salamander habitat in my room, and was wondering if anyone has any idea where I would find that sort of information because everyone in my family has forgotten...
