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Université libre de Bruxelles.
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Gaston Witte
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During his career, he was associated with the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren (from 1920) and the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels (from 1937). He is best known for his research of amphibians and reptiles found in the Belgian Congo, from where he collected thousands of specimens. While in central Africa, he also collected botanical specimens.
"Witte"s five-toed skink", Leptosiaphos dewittei, circumscribed by Arthur Loveridge in 1934.
"Witte"s spider gecko", Agamura misonnei, synonymous with Rhinogecko misonnei (Misonne"s spider gecko).
