Roberto Donoso-Barros

Roberto Donoso-Barros
Roberto Donoso-Barros
Born	Roberto Donoso-Barros; October 5, 1921; Santiago, Chile
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

M. A. Vidal, A. Labra (2008). Herpetología de Chile. science verlag. ISBN 978-956-319-420-3.
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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[M._A._Vidal,_A._Labra-1] M. A. Vidal, A. Labra (2008). Herpetología de Chile. science verlag. ISBN 978-956-319-420-3.

[:0-2] 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.

[3] "Sello Editorial - Premio Atenea". selloeditorial.udec.cl. University of Concepción. Retrieved 2021-01-27.

[4] 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).