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Taxa named by Wilhelm Hemprich

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Syrian Woodpecker
species of bird
Isabelline Shrike
species of bird
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
species of bird
Curruca nana
species of bird
Arabian leopard
subspecies of mammal
Ursus arctos syriacus
subspecies of mammal
Castoridae
Castoridae is a family of rodents that contains the two living species of beavers and their fossil relatives. A formerly diverse group, only a single genus is extant today, Castor. Two other genera of "giant beavers", Castoroides and Trogontherium, became extinct in the Late Pleistocene.
Abyssinian hare
species of lagomorphs (Lagomorpha)
Hippolais languida
species of bird
Deathstalker scorpion
The deathstalker (Leiurus quinquestriatus) is a species of scorpion, a member of the family Buthidae. It is also known as the Palestine yellow scorpion, Omdurman scorpion, and Naqab desert scorpion, as well as by many other colloquial names, which generally originate from the commercial captive trade of the animal. To eliminate confusion, especially important with potentially dangerous species, the scientific name is normally used to refer to them. The name Leiurus quinquestriatus roughly translates into English as "five-striped smooth-tail". In 2014, the subspecies L. q. hebraeus was separate
Vulpini
Vulpini is a tribe which represents the fox-like taxon of the subfamily Caninae (the canines), and is sister to the dog-like tribe Canini. It comprises the 15 extant and 21 extinct species found on all continents.
Saharan striped polecat
species of mammal
Mustela subpalmata
population of the least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Kurdish Wheatear
species of bird
White-spectacled Bulbul
species of bird
Greater Blue-eared Starling
species of bird
Sciurinae
Sciurinae () is a subfamily of squirrels (in the family Sciuridae), uniting the flying squirrels with certain related tree squirrels. Older sources place the flying squirrels in a separate subfamily (Pteromyinae) and unite all remaining sciurids into the subfamily Sciurinae, but this has been strongly refuted by genetic studies.
Curruca leucomelaena
species of bird
Arabian smooth-hound
species of fish
Rhinophis
Common names: shield-tail snakes, earth snakes
Heteractis crispa
species of cnidarian
Millepora platyphylla
species of cnidarian
Leposternon
Leposternon is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae. Species in the genus are commonly known as worm lizards. 11 species are placed in this genus.
Rhinophis homolepis
species of reptile
Heterodactyla
Heterodactyla is a genus of sea anemones of the family Thalassianthidae. The genus was first described in 1834 by Wilhelm Hemprich and Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.
Stichodactyla tapetum
species of cnidarian
Anthopleura stellula
species of cnidarian
Leposternon scutigerum
species of reptile