María Cristina Ardila-Robayo
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BornFebruary 15, 1947
DiedNovember 24, 2017 (aged 70)
OccupationZoologist
María Cristina Ardila-Robayo | |
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| Born | February 15, 1947 |
| Died | November 24, 2017 (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Zoologist |
María Cristina Ardila-Robayo (15 February 1947 – 24 November 2017) was a Colombian herpetologist.[1][2][3] She was professor at the National University of Colombia, Bogotá, and worked closely with the Natural History Museum of the university.[3] In 2010 she was credited as having described 28 new species of amphibians from Colombia;[4] as of late 2018, the Amphibian Species of the World lists 31 valid species described by her.[5] She also worked with caimans and crocodiles and lead biodiversity restoration projects.[3]
The following amphibians are named after her:[1]
- Pristimantis cristinae — Cristina's robber frog
- Rhinella cristinae (a beaked toad)
- Nymphargus cristinae (a glass frog)
- Atelopus ardila (a harlequin toad)
