David Petraeus (born 1952) is a retired United States Army general. Petraeus may also refer to: People Aeschillus Petraeus (1593–1657), Bishop of Turku in 1652–1657 Heinrich Petraeus (1589–1620), German physician and writer Holly Petraeus (born 1952), wife of David Petraeus Species Petraeus, from Latin growing with rocks, is a species name. It may be found in the Latin name of the following species: Cancer petraeus, a crab species that lives in the Indo-Pacific, from Hawaii to the Red Sea and South Africa Nyctibatrachus petraeus, a frog species endemic to India Plethodon petraeus, the Pigeon Mountain salamander, a salamander species endemic to southeastern North America See also Petraea (disambiguation)