Roberto Donoso-Barros
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| Born | Roberto Donoso-Barros October 5, 1921 |
| Died | August 2, 1975 Concepción, Chile |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
Roberto Donoso-Barros (October 5, 1921 – August 2, 1975) was a Chilean botanist, naturalist, and herpetologist.[1]
Early life and education[]
Donoso-Barros was born in Santiago, Chile. He attended the University of Chile in Santiago, earning his M.D. from the school in 1947.[2]
Career[]
Donoso-Barros joined the faculty of the University of Chile in 1954. In 1965, he became a professor at the University of Concepción.[2] He also worked at the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela, and at the Smithsonian Institution in the United States.[1]
Donoso-Barros was a prolific herpetological authority in Chile. In 1966, he published Reptiles de Chile which collected and reported on all lizard species described to date in Chile.
Species described by Donoso-Barros include:
- Homonota penai (Donoso-Barros, 1966)
- Liolaemus brattstroemi (Donoso-Barros, 1961)
- Liolaemus ceii (Donoso-Barros, 1971)
- Liolaemus constanzae (Donoso-Barros, 1961)
- Liolaemus hellmichi (Donoso-Barros, 1974)
- Liolaemus paulinae (Donoso-Barros, 1961)
- Liolaemus sarmientoi (Donoso-Barros, 1973)
- Gonatodes ceciliae (Donoso-Barros, 1966)
- Microlophus atacamensis (Donoso-Barros, 1966)
- Microlophus tarapacensis (Donoso-Barros, 1966)
- Bachia marcelae (Donoso-Barros, 1968)
- Alsodes vanzolinii (Donoso-Barros, 1974)
- Pristidactylus alvaroi (Donoso-Barros, 1974)
- Pristidactylus valeriae (Donoso-Barros, 1974)
Accolades[]
Donoso-Barros was awarded the Abate Molina Prize by the Chilean Academy of Sciences in 1966.[1] He was also awarded the Atenea Award in 1966 for Reptiles de Chile.[3]
A proposed subspecies of Chelonoidis chilensis, C. chilensis donosobarrosi, is named for Donoso-Barros.
Personal life[]
Donoso-Barros had four daughters and one son. His children were the source of some of the specific epithets for species he described, including Gonatodes ceciliae; named for his daughter Cecilia, Liolaemus paulinae; named for his daughter Pauline, Pristidactylus valeriae; named for his daughter Valeria, Liolaemus constanzae; named for his daughter Constanza, and Pristidactylus alvaroi; named for his son Álvaro.[4]
Donoso-Barros died on August 2, 1975, as a result of a traffic accident.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d M. A. Vidal, A. Labra (2008). Herpetología de Chile. science verlag. ISBN 978-956-319-420-3.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Adler, Kraig (1989). Contributions to the History of Herpetology. Ithaca, New York: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. p. 202. ISBN 9780916984892. OCLC 1047655065.
- ^ "Sello Editorial - Premio Atenea". selloeditorial.udec.cl. University of Concepción. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pristidactylus valeriae, p. 271).
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