Oligodon barroni
Etymology
Etymology
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The [specific name](/wiki/Specific_name_%28zoology%29 "Specific name (zoology)"), *barroni*, is in honor of Mr. P.A.R. Barron who collected the first three specimens including the [holotype](/wiki/Holotype "Holotype").[Beolens B](/wiki/species:Bo_Beolens "Bo Beolens"), [Watkins M](/wiki/species:Michael_Watkins "Michael Watkins"), [Grayson M](/wiki/species:Michael_Grayson "Michael Grayson") (2011\). *The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles*. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii \+ 296 pp. . (*Oligodon barroni*, p. 18\).


Why was Mr. P.A.R. Barron honored with the specific name?