John Edward Gray wrote nearly 500 papers, including many descriptions of species new to science. These had been presented to the Museum by collectors from around the world, and included all branches of zoology, although Gray usually left the descriptions of new birds to his younger brother and colleague George. Gray was also active in malacology, the study of molluscs. John Edward Gray was buried at St Mary's Church, Lewisham. Gray was one of the most prolific taxonomists in the history of zoology. He described more than 300 species and subspecies of reptiles, only surpassed by his successors at the British Museum, George
Posterior branches of thoracic nerves Posterior branches of thoracic nerves The posterior branches of thoracic nerves branch from the dorsal rami of the thoracic nerves. The medial branches of the posterior divisions of the "upper six" thoracic nerves run between the semispinalis dorsi and multifidus, which they supply. They then pierce the rhomboidei and trapezius, and reach the skin by the sides of the spinous processes. The medial branches of the "lower six" are distributed chiefly to the multifidus and longissimus, occasionally they give off filaments to the skin near the middle line. The lateral branches increase in size from above downward. They run through