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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):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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DELIMITACIÓN DE ESPECIES DE VÍBORAS Y LAGARTIJAS DEL ECUADOR EN BASE A EVIDENCIA MORFOLÓGICA Y MOLECULAR
30/09/24 → 30/03/26
Project: Research project
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DELIMITACIÓN DE ESPECIES DE REPTILES NEOTROPICALES
AYALA VARELA, F. P. (Student), Torres Carvajal, L. O. (Di) & 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. (PI) & Ron Melo, S. R. (Di)
4/01/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research project
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BIOWEB II: BIOINFORMÁTICA PARA ABRIR LAS BIOCOLECCIONES DEL ECUADOR AL MUNDO
ORDÓÑEZ MALDONADO, M. E. (PI), Romoleroux, K. S. (PI), Torres Carvajal, L. O. (PI), 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. (PI)
1/03/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research project
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New insights into the molecular phylogenetic relationships of lizards in the Neotropical genus Arthrosaura (Reptilia: Gymnophthalmidae) reveal rampant 'cryptic' speciation in the Guiana Shield
Kok, P. J. R., Fouquet, A., Torres Carvajal, O., Means, D. B. & Rodrigues, M. T., 1 Jun 2025, In: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 204, 2, zlaf045.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phylogeny, phylogeography, and conservation of a rediscovered gecko from the Galápagos Islands
Torres-Carvajal, O., Castaño, P. A., Rincón, E., Ayala-Varela, F., Campbell, K., Cabrera, W. & Moreno, F., Jun 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 6 June, e0324659.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Systematics of Ecuadorian anoles: Anolis bitectus Cope, 1864 and A. lemniscatus Boulenger, 1898, two junior synonyms of A. binotatus Peters, 1863 (Reptilia: Squamata: Anolidae)
Ayala-Varela, F., Poe, S., Posse-Sarmiento, V., Fläschendräger, A., Köhler, G. & Torres-Carvajal, O., 12 Jun 2025, In: Zootaxa. 5647, 1, p. 27-50 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Systematics of Stenocercus chrysopygus Boulenger, 1900 (Squamata, Tropiduridae) species complex using genetic and morphological evidence
Echevarría, L. Y., Torres-Ccasani, G., Romero, P. E., Torres-Carvajal, O. & Aguilar-Puntriano, C., 2025, In: Zoosystematics and Evolution. 101, 4, p. 1747-1762 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
Dubiner, S., Aguilar, R., Anderson, R. O., Arenas Moreno, D. M., Avila, L. J., Boada-Viteri, E., Castillo, M., Chapple, D. G., Chukwuka, C. O., Cree, A., Cruz, F. B., Colli, G. R., Das, I., Delaugerre, M. J., Du, W. G., Dyugmedzhiev, A., Doan, T. M., Escudero, P., Farquhar, J. & Gainsbury, A. M. & 45 others, , 29 Jan 2024, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 33, 4, e13808.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Scopus citations
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
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Two species of frogs with a papilla at the tip of the snout discovered in Ecuador
4/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media