Edgardo Mondolfi

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Edgardo Mondolfi Otero
Born(1918-05-15)May 15, 1918
Caracas, Venezuela
DiedNovember 7, 1999(1999-11-07) (aged 81)
NationalityVenezuelan
Known for Mammalogy; conservation and wildlife management in South America
Scientific career
FieldsBiology, Ecology
Institutions Central University of Venezuela

Edgardo Mondolfi Otero (15 May 1918 - 7 November 1999) was a Venezuelan biologist and ecologist specializing in mammalogy.

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Career

Mondolfi was a professor of zoology at the Central University of Venezuela, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, and Deputy Minister of Agriculture. [1]

He authored numerous books and scientific articles, including a monograph on the jaguar together with Rafael Hoogesteijn. [2] He carried out pioneering work in wildlife management and was well known for his campaigns for the exploration and protection of South American mammal fauna. [2] [1]

In his later years, he served as Ambassador of Venezuela to Tanzania and Kenya. He died on 7 November 1999 of dengue fever. [1]

Honors

In 2006, zoologists Daniel Lew, Roger Pérez-Hernández, and Jacint Ventura named the four-eyed opossum Philander mondolfii in his honor. [3]

For his environmental work, he received the National Conservation Award of Venezuela in 1969. [1]

Species and subspecies described

Mondolfi was the first describer of several mammal species and subspecies, the following of which are considered valid:

Abbreviation

The abbreviation Mondolfi is used to indicate this author as the authority for zoological description and nomenclature.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Dr. Edgardo Mondolfi Archived 28 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine in Global 500. Environmental Forum. Nairobi, Kenya
  2. 1 2 Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins & Michael Grayson (2009): The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9, pp. 282–283. (Google Books)
  3. ↑ Daniel Lew, Roger Pérez-Hernández & Jacint Ventura (2006): "Two new species of Philander (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) from Northern South America". Journal of Mammalogy87 (2): 224–237.
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