astronomy

Wirot Nutaphand

Wirot Nutaphand is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Wirot Nutaphand rather than just read about it. In short: Wirot Nutaphand (November 5, 1932 – June 5, 2005 in Bangkok) was a Thai zoologist, herpetologist, naturalist, scientific illustrator, and zoo director. He is regarded as a pioneer in the field of herpetology in Thailand.

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Reference excerpt

Wirot Nutaphand (November 5, 1932 – June 5, 2005 in Bangkok) was a Thai zoologist, herpetologist, naturalist, scientific illustrator, and zoo director. He is regarded as a pioneer in the field of herpetology in Thailand.

Life and career He was born in Bang Khun Phrom, Phra Nakhon province (now Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok), in the house of his grandfather, a nobleman with the rank of Phraya. It was his grandfather who nurtured in him a deep love for nature. Nutaphand began his education at Chakkam Khanathon School in Lamphun, then attended Bangkok Christian College and Yothinburana School. He later earned a bachelor's degree in painting, sculpture, and printmaking from Silpakorn University. He also served in the Royal Thai Air Force, attaining the rank of Senior Group Captain (Sr Gp Capt). He later studied medical media and audio visual arts at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, and pursued postgraduate studies in anatomy and histology at the same university. Driven by a passion for wildlife, he conducted extensive fieldwork and sought out knowledge from various experts. At the time, there was no formal study of reptiles and amphibians in Thailand, so he took it upon himself to specialize in this field. He studied foreign scientific literature and kept over 300 terrariums of amphibians and snakes at home for close observation. In 1979, he became the first Thai to successfully keep a Fly River turtle (Carettochelys insculpta), a rare and expensive species. At the time, it was said that only five people in the world had one, all from different countries. In 1983, he co-founded the Pata Zoo, located on the sixth and seventh floors of the Pata Pinklao Department Store in Bangkok. The zoo marked a turning point in Thai zoological practice, being the first in the world to breed the albino Burmese python (Python bivittatus), among other rare animals. His office was located on the sixth floor, where the nocturnal and herpetological exhibits were housed. Nutaphand was also an educator and public speaker, helping to promote accurate knowledge about reptiles and amphibians, and served as a fellow of the Royal Institute of Thailand in the field of zoology. In taxonomy, he described many new species of reptiles and amphibians. However, his work is now viewed as scientifically limited due to the lack of reference to up-to-date research and neglect of formal nomenclature codes. As a result, many of the scientific names he proposed are now outdated or considered synonyms of previously described species.

Taxon described by him Boiga saengsomi Nutaphand, 1985 Boiga siamensis Nootpand, 1971 Chitra chitra Nutphand, 1986 Kaloula aureata Nutphand, 1989 Varanus salvator komaini Nutphand, 1987

Eponymous species Craspedocephalus wiroti (Trutnau, 1981) Gekko nutaphandi Bauer, Sumontha & Pauwels, 2008 Testudo nutapundi Reimann, 1979

Publications Books

Wirot Nutaphand. (1979). The Turtles of Thailand. Siam Farm Zoological Garden, Bangkok, 222 pages. Wirot Nutaphand. (2001). Patterns of the Snakes of Thailand. Amarin Printing and Publishing, Bangkok, 319 pages. Wirot Nutaphand. (2001). Amphibians of Thailand. Amarin Printing and Publishing, Bangkok, 192 pages. Scholarly articles

Wirot Nutaphand, Merel J. Cox, Ludwig Trutnau, Hobart Muir Smith. (1991). The status of the Thai palm viper, Trimeresurus wiroti. In: Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society. Vol. 27, Issue 3, pp. 146–156. Wirot Nutaphand, Merel J. Cox, Hobart Muir Smith, David Chiszar. (1991). The Original Description, Type Specimen and Status of the Colubrid Snake Boiga saengsomi Nutphand. In: Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society. Vol. 27, Issue 3, pp. 157–165. Olivier Pauwels, Patrick David, Wirot Nutaphand, Chucheep Chimsunchart. (2001). First record of Xenochrophis punctulatus (Günther, 1858) (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Thailand. In: Hamadryad. Vol. 26, Issue 2, pp. 259–264.

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References

External links Data related to Wirot Nutaphand at Wikispecies

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Wirot Nutaphand

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Wirot Nutaphand claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Wirot Nutaphand before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Wirot Nutaphand ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Wirot Nutaphand

In research: Wirot Nutaphand appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Wirot Nutaphand in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Wirot Nutaphand is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1932 births, 2005 deaths, Alumni of Bangkok Christian College, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Wirot Nutaphand outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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