It was discovered in 2005 by Neftalí Rios, and was named after Puerto Rican herpetologist Juan A. Rivero, in honor of his contributions to Puerto Rican herpetology.
The Puerto Rico Zoological Society was founded by Dr. Juan A. Rivero, a professor of Biology of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.
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DePaula lost to Charlie 'The Devil' Green by a second round stoppage in September 1967 but a winning streak of five bouts including knockouts over Juan 'Rocky' Rivero and Jimmy McDermott earned him a fight against Dick Tiger a former world middleweight and light heavyweight champion.
It also helped to launch several actors to stardom including Michel Brown of Argentina; Alfonso Baptista of Venezuela; Paola Rey, Danna Garcia, Natasha Klauss of Colombia and Mario Cimarro of Cuba.