Background
Taphorn, Donald Charles was born on September 8, 1951 in Belleville, Illinois, United States. Arrived in Venezuela, 1976. Son of Donald Clemens and Shirley Jean (Baechle) Taphorn.
Taphorn, Donald Charles was born on September 8, 1951 in Belleville, Illinois, United States. Arrived in Venezuela, 1976. Son of Donald Clemens and Shirley Jean (Baechle) Taphorn.
Bachelor in Biology, Southern Illinois University, 1972. Master of Science in Zoology, University Florida, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology, University Florida, 1990.
Research biologist, Ministry of the Environment, Maracaibo, Zulia., Venezuela, 1976-1977; educator, U. Zulia, Maracaibo, 1977-1978; educator, University of the Western Llanos, Guanare, Venezuela, since 1979. Board directors Museum Zoology-Universidad Nacional Experimental de los Llanos Occidentales Ezequiel Zamora, Guanare, Universidad Nacional Experimental de los Llanos Occidentales Ezequiel Zamora-Wildlife Management, Guanare. Treasurer AsociaciĆ³n para el Desarrollo del Museo de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad Nacional Experimental de los Llanos Occidentales Ezequiel Zamora en Guanare, Guanare, since 1986.
Board member Ateneo de Guanare City Civic Center, 1991-1992. Member American Society Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.