Background
He was born in Colima, Mexico.
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Miguel Toro
Edit Profilebiologist ornithologist Zoologist
Career
He was the first Mexican conservationist. He later travelled to Mexico City with his family. He worked there as the director of a natural history museum.
He was later hired by the government of Chiapas and moved to that state.
Due to his close contact and friendship with politicians he became prominent and well-funded. Alvarez del Toro is the author of the following books: Los Reptiles de Chiapas (1960), Los Crocodylia de México (1974), Los Animales Silvestres de Chiapas (1952), ¡Así era Chiapas! (1985), Las Aves de Chiapas (1971), Arañas de Chiapas (1992), Chiapas y su biodiversidad (1993), and Comitán, una puerta al sur (1994).
The Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro (ZOOMAT), a zoo, is named after him. Environmentalist group Fundación Chiapaneca Miguel Alvarez del Toro para la Proteccion de la Naturaleza is also named after him.
The following species have been named after him:
Cryptotriton alvarezdeltoroi – Alvarez del Toro"s hidden salamander
Anolis alvarezdeltoroi
Coniophanes alvarezi – Chiapan stripeless snake
Trogolaphysa toroi
Pulex alvarezi
Lepidophyma alvarezi
Ceratozamia alvarezii
Mastophora alvareztoroi.
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Born
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Nationality
Mexico