name of the grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii). A species of shrew in the genus Crocidura (or Diplomesodon) which has been described based on his manuscripts as Diplomesodon sonnerati is thought to have become extinct and was collected from around Pondicherry. See also European and American voyages of scientific exploration References Biography Ly-Tio-Fane, Madeleine (1976). Pierre Sonnerat 1748–1814. An account of his life and work. Self published. Mauritius. External links Voyage a la Nouvelle Guinée − by Pierre Sonnerat (1776) Linda Hall Library Biblioteca Digital Real Jardin Botanico Gallica.bnf.fr: Illustrations de Voyage à la Nouvelle Guinée — Collection de planches pour servir au Voyage aux Indes Orientales et a la Chine French explorers French naturalists 1748 births 1814 deaths Botanists active in China Botanists active in India Botanists active in the Pacific Botanists with author abbreviations 18th-century explorers 18th-century French botanists 19th-century French botanists 18th-century French zoologists 19th-century French zoologists Scientists from Lyon