 Species first described by Cantor include "Bungarus bungaroides" (1839), "Bungarus lividus" (1839), "Channa argus" (1842), "Elaphe rufodorsata" (1842), "Euprepiophis mandarinus" (1842), "Hippocampus comes" (1850), "Lycodon effraenis" (1847), "Misgurnus anguillicaudatus" (1842), "Naja atra" (1842), "Oligodon albocinctus" (1839), "Oligodon cyclurus" (1839), "Ophiophagus hannah" (1836), "Oreocryptophis porphyracea" (1839), "Pareas monticola" (1839), "Protobothrops mucrosquamatus" (1839), "Ptyas dhumnades" (1842), and "Trimeresurus erythrurus" (1839).The genus "Cantoria" with the type species "Cantoria violacea" is named in Cantor's honour, as are "Pelochelys cantorii", commonly known as Cantor's giant softshell turtle, and "Trimeresurus cantori", commonly known as the Cantor's pit viper.He was the author of