Sir David Attenborough's passion for nature has led to numerous species being named in his honour, from butterflies to dinosaurs. Researchers have paid tribute to the broadcaster by naming newly discovered plants and animals after him.
Among the species is the Attenborough's hawkweed (Hieracium attenboroughianum), a wildflower found in the Brecon Beacons, which became the first living species in the UK and Ireland to bear his name. Another is Euptychia attenboroughi, a rare Amazonian butterfly from Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil.
Other notable examples include Trigonopterus attenboroughi, a flightless weevil from Indonesia; Attenborough's pitcher plant (Nepenthes attenboroughii), endemic to the Philippines; and Zaglossus attenboroughi, a long-beaked echidna from New Guinea.
The list also features Attenborosaurus conybeari, a dinosaur from the early Jurassic period; Ctenocheloides attenboroughi, a ghost shrimp from Madagascar; Materpiscis attenboroughi, a placoderm fish fossil from Australia; and Blakea attenboroughii, a tree species found only in Ecuador.
