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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Projects
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DELIMITACIÓN DE ESPECIES DE REPTILES NEOTROPICALES
AYALA VARELA, F. P. (Student), Torres Carvajal, L. O. (Director) & APUNTE RAMOS, K. E. (PA)
8/05/23 → 29/12/23
Project: Research project
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CARACTERIZACIÓN GENÉTICA Y ANÁLISIS BIOINFORMÁTICO DE LA DIVERSIDAD DE ANFIBIOS Y REPTILES DEL ECUADOR - FASE FINAL
Torres Carvajal, L. O. (Principal Investigator) & Ron Melo, S. R. (Director)
4/01/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research project
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NICHO DIETÉTICO DE LAS LAGARTIJAS DEL GÉNERO ANOLIS
Torres Carvajal, L. O. (Director)
18/05/19 → 18/05/22
Project: Research project
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BIOWEB II: BIOINFORMÁTICA PARA ABRIR LAS BIOCOLECCIONES DEL ECUADOR AL MUNDO
ORDÓÑEZ MALDONADO, M. E. (Principal Investigator), Romoleroux, K. S. (Principal Investigator), Torres Carvajal, L. O. (Principal Investigator), CALERO CALDERÓN, J. E. (Student), CARRIÓN OLMEDO, J. C. (Student), MASACHE SARANGO, M. V. (Student), MORILLO GUERRERO, I. A. (Student), ROSERO GUEVARA, D. M. (Student), YÁNEZ FERNÁNDEZ, V. C. (Student), YÉPEZ SALAZAR, S. M. (Student) & Ron Melo, S. R. (Principal Investigator)
1/03/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research project
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ANÁLISIS DE BIODIVERSIDAD DE ANFIBIOS Y REPTILES A TRAVÉS DE SECUENCIACIÓN DE DOBLE DIGESTIÓN ASOCIADA A SITIOS DE RESTRICCIÓN (DDRAD)
Ron Melo, S. R. (Principal Investigator) & Torres Carvajal, L. O. (Director)
1/03/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research project
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Biogeographical and ecological patterns of allometric trends in Ecuadorian whorltail-iguanas
Brito-Zapata, D., Cisneros-Heredia, D. F., Torres-Carvajal, O. & Reyes-Puig, C., 20 Feb 2026, In: Folia Zoologica. 75, 25104Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Facing a slithery dragon: systematics of the Petracola ventrimaculata (Boulenger, 1900) species complex (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with description of five new species
Echevarría, L. Y., Venegas, P. J., García-Ayachi, L. A., García-Bravo, A. & Torres Carvajal, L. O., 2026, In: Zootaxa. 5792, 2, p. 245-286 42 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Systematics of Chironius laurenti Dixon, Wiest and Cei 1993 (Serpentes: Colubridae) reveals unexpected taxonomic insights
Sudré, V., Ceríaco, L. M. P., Torres-Carvajal, O., Strüssmann, C., Curcio, F. F., Colli, G. R. & Passos, P., Jun 2026, In: Organisms Diversity and Evolution. 26, 1-2, p. 197-228 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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First observation of Tropidophis boulengeri mating in the field (Squamata: Serpentes: Tropidophidae)
Wiedebusch, M. L. M., Torres-Carvajal, O. & Rödel, M. O., 2025, In: Salamandra. 61, 1, p. 101-107 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Hidden in the lows: a novel record of a Toad-headed Pitviper, genus Bothrocophias, in the lowland Chocó of Esmeraldas Province, northwestern Ecuador
Lindner, T., Griesbaum, F., Bock, S., Ernst, M., Neira-Salamea, K., Moreira, V., Torres Carvajal, L. O. & Rödel, M. O., 17 Dec 2025, In: Herpetology Notes. 18Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Dispersión y demografía de las salamanquesas endémicas de Galápagos (Phyllodactylus) en el Pleistoceno
Torres Carvajal, L. O. (Speaker)
27 Feb 2026Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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Avances recientes en la sistemática de los reptiles del Ecuador y su difusión a través de Bioweb
Torres Carvajal, L. O. (Speaker)
14 Apr 2026Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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BIOWEB Ecuador: the biodiversity of a megadiverse country online
Torres Carvajal, L. O. (Speaker)
25 Feb 2025Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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Sistemática de los reptiles del Ecuador en el siglo XXI: avances y retos
Torres Carvajal, L. O. (Speaker)
29 Mar 2025Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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Biogeografía y evolución de los geckos de Galápagos: 10 años de estudio.
Torres Carvajal, L. O. (Speaker)
19 Mar 2024Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Phylogeny, phylogeography, and conservation of a rediscovered gecko from the Galápagos Islands
22/07/25 → 29/07/25
6 Media contributions
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Study Results from Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador Update Understanding of Vertebrate Zoology [The skinks (Squamata: Scincidae) of Ecuador, with description of a new Amazonian species]
9/10/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media