Avelino Barrio Perez, Spanish-born Argentine
herpetologist and toxinologist (La Coruña, Spain 10 August 1920 – Buenos Aires
30 June 1979) Gained international recognition for his
studies on snake venoms Authored
about 100 papers Co-discoverer
of rattlesnake neurotoxin called gyroxin (1931) With Vital
Brazil discovered veratrine properties of venom from Crotalus durissus (1950s) With O. Vital Brazil described an apparatus for
obtaining bird spider venom employing electrical stimulus Discovered that the green coloration in frogs of the
families Centrolenidae, Hylidae and Pseudidade is due partly to the pigment
biliverdin (1965-8) Performed important contributions to the study of
anuran songs DESCRIBED VALID AMPHIBIA TAXA Genus Insuetophrys 1970 Species Atelognathus nitoi 1973 Batrachyla antartandica 1967 Ceratophrys cranwelli 1980 Hypsiboas cordobae 1965 Insuetophrys acarpicus 1970 Physaelemus santafecinus 1965 Pleuroderma guayapae 1964 Scinax berthae
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