Alain Chabaud (13 March 1923 â 11 March 2013) was a French parasitologist, mainly a specialist of nematodes and sporozoa. He was the Director of the Laboratoire de Zoologie (Vers) in the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris from 1960 to 1989. He was one of the founders of the Société Française de Parasitologie in 1962 and its president until 1975, and president of the Société zoologique de France in 1967.
Chabaud's name is honoured in many parasite taxa described by his colleagues. The most famous species named in the honour of Chabaud is Plasmodium chabaudi <small>Landau, 1965</small>, a species studied in many laboratories.
Several genera of Nematoda were named in the honour of Chabaud, including Chabaudacuaria <small>Mutafchiev & Kinsella, 2012</small>, Chabaudechina <small>Smales, 1999</small>, Chabaudgolvania <small>Freitas, 1958</small> (also honouring French parasitologist Jean-Yves Golvan). Chabaudus chabaudi <small>Inglis & Ogden, 1965</small> has both genus and species names honouring Chabaud.
Many species of Nematoda were named in the honour of Chabaud and include: Africana chabaudi <small>Baker, 1981</small>, Angiostrongylus chabaudi <small>Biocca, 1957</small>, Aonchotheca chabaudi <small>(Justine, 1989) Pisanu & Bain, 1999</small>, Aspiculuris (Paraspiculuris) chabaudi <small>Gupta & Trivedi, 1986</small>, Atractis chabaudi <small>Petter, 1966</small>, Brygoonema chabaudi <small>(Schmidt 1965)</small>, Cardiofilaria chabaudi <small>Dissanaike & Fernando, 1965</small>, Cephaluris chabaudi <small>Inglis, 1959</small>, Chromaspirina chabaudi <small>Boucher, 1975</small>, Cooperia chabaudi <small>Diaouré, 1964</small>, Cucullanus chabaudi <small>Le-Van-Hoa & Pham-Ngoc-Khue, 1967</small>, Cyathospirura chabaudi <small>Gupta & Pande, 1981</small>, Cyrnea (Procyrnea) chabaudi <small>Rasheed, 1965</small>, Dioctowittus chabaudi <small>Bain & Ghadirian, 1967</small>, Dujardinascaris chabaudi <small>Diaz-Ungria and Gallardo, 1968</small>, Enterobius chabaudi <small>Kalia & Gupta, 1982</small>, Falcaustra chabaudi <small>Dyer, 1973</small>, Gendrespirura chabaudi <small>Le Van Hoa, 1962</small>, Geopetitia chabaudi <small>Rasheed, 1960</small>, Gyrinicola chabaudi <small>Araujo & de Toledo Artigas, 1983</small>, Habronema chabaudi <small>Ali, 1961</small>, Hassalstrongylus chabaudi <small>Diaw, 1976</small>, Heligmonina chabaudi <small>Desset, 1964</small>, Longistriata chabaudi <small>Desset, 1964</small>, Maxvachonia chabaudi <small>Mawson, 1972</small>, Metacyatholaimus chabaudi <small>Gourbault, 1980</small>, Metathelazia chabaudi <small>Singh & Pande, 1966</small>, Molineus chabaudi <small>Schmidt, 1965</small>, Nematodirus chabaudi <small>Rossi, 1983</small>, Oswaldocruzia chabaudi <small>Ben Slimane & Durette-Desset, 1996</small>, Oswaldofilaria chabaudi <small>Pereira, Souza Lima & Bain, 2010</small>, Oxyspirura (Oxyspirura) chabaudi <small>Baruà ¡, 1965</small>, Paraheligmonina chabaudi <small>Kouyaté, 1981</small>, Pelecitus chabaudi <small>Bartlett & Greiner, 1986</small>, Pelodera chabaudi <small>Crusz & Santiapillai 1982</small>, Protospirura chabaudi <small>Vuylsteke, 1964</small>, Psyllotylenchus chabaudi <small>Deunff & Launay, 1984</small>, Rhabdochona chabaudi <small>Mawson, 1956</small>, Schneidernema chabaudi <small>Quentin, 1966</small>, Sciadiocara chabaudi <small>Schmidt & Kinsella, 1972</small>, Sphaerocephalum chabaudi <small>Inglis, 1962</small>, Spirocamallanus chabaudi <small>Gupta & Garg, 1986</small>, Stewartia chabaudi <small>Rao, 1989</small>, Tachygonetria chabaudi <small>Hering-Hagenbeck, 2001</small>, Vexillata chabaudi <small>Yoyette Vado, 1972</small>, and Vogeloides chabaudi <small>(Singh & Pande 1956)</small>.
In addition, species from other phyla include Acanthocephala such as Breizacanthus chabaudi <small>Golvan, 1969</small> and Centrorhynchus chabaudi <small>Golvan, 1958</small>; Digenea such as Carmyerius chabaudi <small>van Strydonck, 1970</small>, Clinostomum chabaudi <small>Vercammen-Grandjean, 1960</small>, Microphallus chabaudi <small>Capron, Deblock & Biguet, 1958</small>, Neoapocreadium chabaudi <small>Kohn & Fernandes, 1982</small>, Opisthorchis chabaudi Bourgat & Kulo, 1977, Pseudosonsinotrema chabaudi <small>(Caballero & Caballero, 1969) Sullivan, 1974</small>; Cestoda such as Catenotaenia chabaudi <small>Dollfus, 1953</small>, Hemicatenotaenia chabaudi <small>(Dollfus, 1953)</small> and Oochoristica chabaudi <small>Dollfus, 1954</small>; Monogenea such as Diplectanum chabaudi <small>Oliver, 1980</small> and Ligophorus chabaudi <small>Euzet & Suriano, 1977</small>; Oligochaeta such as Acanthodrilus chabaudi <small>Jamieson & Bennett, 1979</small>; Acari such as Amblyomma chabaudi <small>Rageau, 1965</small>, Brephosceles chabaudi <small>Gaud, 1968</small> and Orthohalarachne chabaudi <small>Gretillat, 1960</small>; Fleas such as Ctenocephalides chabaudi <small>Beaucournu & Bain, 1982</small>; Phlebotomes such as Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) chabaudi <small>Croset, Abonnenc & Rioux</small>; Parasitic Protozoa such as Hepatozoon chabaudi <small>Brygoo, 1963</small>, the Trypanosome Trypanosoma chabaudi <small>Chandenier, Landau & Baccam, 1988</small>, Nyctotheroides chabaudi <small>Albaret, 1972</small> and the Gregarine Sphaerorhynchus chabaudi <small>Tuzet & Theodorides, 1951</small>.
A species of snake, Liophidium chabaudi <small>Domergue, 1984</small>, was also named in honour of Chabaud.