It was named after eminent mammalogist Sydney Anderson in honor of his contributions to the study of Bolivian mammals.
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Among his colleagues in the Mammal Department at the AMNH were Karl Koopman, Marie A. Lawrence, Guy Musser, and Sydney Anderson.