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Pyrgoteles
Pyrgoteles (Ancient Greek: Πυργοτέλης) was one of the most celebrated gem-engravers of ancient Greece, living in the latter half of the 4th century BC. The esteem in which he was held may be inferred from an edict of Alexander the Great, which placed him on a level with Apelles and Lysippos, by naming him as the only artist who was permitted to engrave signet rings for the king. (Plin. H. N. vii. 37. s. 38, xxxvii....
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pyrgoteles sicca
speciesPyrgoteles sicca
Pyrgoteles togoensis
speciesPyrgoteles togoensis
Pyrgoteles maculata
speciesPyrgoteles maculata
Pyrgoteles angolensis
speciesPyrgoteles angolensis
Pyrgoteles funebris
speciesPyrgoteles funebris
Pyrgoteles incarnata
speciesPyrgoteles incarnata
Pyrgoteles machadoi
speciesPyrgoteles machadoi
Pyrgoteles reinhardi
speciesPyrgoteles reinhardi
Pyrgoteles usambarae
speciesPyrgoteles usambarae
Pyrgoteles cristatus
speciesPyrgoteles cristatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1461983.