Roberto Donoso-Barros

Roberto Donoso-Barros (October 5, 1921 – August 2, 1975) was a Chilean zoologist, naturalist, and herpetologist.

Early life and education Donoso-Barros was born in Santiago, Chile in 1921 or 1922. He attended the University of Chile in Santiago, earning his M.D. from the school in 1947.

Career Donoso-Barros joined the faculty of the University of Chile in 1954. In 1965, he became a professor at the University of Concepción.

Accolades Donoso-Barros was awarded the Abate Molina Prize by the Chilean Academy of Sciences in 1966.

A proposed subspecies of Chelonoidis chilensis, C. chilensis donosobarrosi, is named for Donoso-Barros. A species of lizard, Liolaemus donosobarrosi, is named after him. as he dedicated names to all his other children (except Roberto), namely

Gonatodes ceciliae, named for his daughter Cecilia Bachia marcelae, named for his daughter Marcela.

Donoso-Barros is the grandfather of Gaspar Domínguez Donoso (son of his daughter Valeria) and of Chilean-British herpetologist Daniel Pincheira-Donoso.

Donoso-Barros died on August 2, 1975, as a result of a traffic accident.