RESEARCHERS
Carolina Reyes-Puig
PhD (C), University of Porto, Portugal
Office: Newton, N-105, USFQ
Phone: (+593-2)297-1700 ext 1383
E-mail: creyesp@usfq.edu.ec
Interests
- Taxonomy and Systematics of amphibians and reptiles with an emphasis on the families Craugastoridae, Colubridae, Dactyloidae.
- Distribution models and priority areas for the conservation of threatened species.
- Analysis of the conservation status of Ecuadorian reptiles.
- Differentiation of cryptic species of reptiles with hemipenial characters and geometric morphometry.
- Management and administration of museological collections.
Projects
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Taxonomy and Conservation of rain frogs in the Paramo Foothills and Lowlands of Ecuador: In this project we intend to increase the taxonomic and systematic knowledge of the terrestrial frogs of Ecuador. Mainly with description of new species and the understanding of their phylogenetic relationships. The impact is related to conservation plans for species in priority areas, mainly in the Ecuadorian Andes.
- Activity patterns of medium and large mammals in the eastern foothills of the Central Andes of Ecuador: this project aims to estimate the patterns and levels of activity of medium and large mammals in the eastern foothills of Ecuador. In this way, highlight the importance of ecological interactions on a landscape scale and that in the future allow understanding prey-predator relationships.
- Linking comparative tools and mechanistic niche models to understand the consequences of size variation on species vulnerability to global change: This project consists of the development of an integrated framework for the study of phenotypic evolution, which will help to produce robust assessments of the impacts of global change. For this, the morphological, ecological, physiological and macroevolutionary diversification in Mediterranean green lizards will be explored.
Publications
| Year | Title | Authors | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Two extremely rare new species of fossorial salamanders of the genus Oedipina (Plethodontidae) from northwestern Ecuador | Reyes-Puig, C., Wake, D. B., Kotharambath, R., Streicher, J. W., Koch, C., Cisneros-Heredia, D. F., Yánez-Muñoz & Ron, S | Download |
| 2020 | A new species of Noblella (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Río Manduriacu Reserve on the Pacific slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes | Reyes-Puig, C., Maynard, R. J., Trageser, S. J., Vieira, J., Hamilton, P. S., Lynch, R., ... & Guayasamin, J. M. | Download |
| 2020 | Relaciones filogenéticas del subgénero Hypodictyon (Anura: Strabomantidae: Pristimantis) con la descripción de tres especies nuevas de la región del Chocó | Reyes-Puig, C., Yánes-Muñoz, M., Ortega, J. & Ron, S. | Download |
| 2019 | A new species of crab-eating rat of the genus Ichthyomys, from Ecuador (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) | de Córdova, J. F., Nivelo-Villavicencio, C., Reyes-Puig, C., Pardiñas, U. F., & Brito, J. | Download |
| 2019 | Diversidad insospechada en los Andes de Ecuador: filogenia del grupo “cinereus” de Thomasomys y descripción de una nueva especie (Rodentia, Cricetidae) | Brito, J., Tinoco, N., Curay, J., Vargas, R., Reyes-Puig, C., Romero, V., & Pardiñas, U. F. | Download |
| 2019 | A new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella Barbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, Ecuador | Reyes-Puig, J. P., Reyes-Puig, C., Ron, S., Ortega, J. A., Guayasamin, J. M., Goodrum, M., ... & Yánez-Muñoz, M. H. | Download |
| 2019 | Rediscovery of the Endangered Carchi Andean Toad, Rhaebo colomai (Hoogmoed, 1985), in Ecuador, with comments on its conservation status and extinction risk | Reyes-Puig, C., Bittencourt-Silva, G. B., Torres-Sánchez, M., Wilkinson, M., Streicher, J. W., Maddock, S. T., ... & Ron, S. R. | Download |
| 2019 | A new species of terrestrial frog Pristimantis (Strabomantidae) from the upper basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador | Reyes-Puig, C., Reyes-Puig, J. P., Velarde-Garcéz, D. A., Dávalos, N., Mancero, E., Navarrete, M. J., ... & Ron, S. R. | Download |
| 2018 | A new cryptic species of Anolis lizard from northwestern South America (Iguanidae, Dactyloinae) | Yánez-Muñoz, M. H., Reyes-Puig, C., Reyes-Puig, J. P., Velasco, J. A., Ayala-Varela, F., & Torres-Carvajal, O. | Download |
| 2018 | New elevational records of Phyllodactylus leoni Torres-Carvajal et al., 2013 from the southwestern slopes of the Andes in Ecuador (Reptilia, Sauria, Phyllodactylidae) | Ríos-Alvear, G. D., Gualoto, P., & Reyes-Puig, C. P. | Download |
| 2018 | Sistemática de los saurios Anadia Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) de Ecuador: límite de especies, distribución geográfica y descripción de una especie nueva | Betancourt, R., Reyes-Puig, C., Lobos, S. E., Yánez-Muñoz, M. H., & Torres-Carvajal, O. | Download |
| 2018 | Ranas terrestres en los ecosistemas surandinos de Ecuador IV: Una nueva especie de Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) de los páramos sur del Parque Nacional Sangay | Jaramillo, S. R., Reyes-Puig, C. P., Batallas, D., & Yánez-Muñoz, M. H. | Download |
| 2018 | New records and estimation of the potential distribution of the Stump-Tailed Porcupine Coendou rufescens | Narváez-Romero, C., Reyes-Puig, C., Valle, D., & Brito, J. | Download |
