Omar Torres‐Carvajal

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador — EC

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Amphibian and Reptile Biology(112), Species Distribution and Climate Change(72), Plant and animal studies(32), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(24), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(21)

Publications137 total

Biogeographical and ecological patterns of allometric trends in Ecuadorian whorltail-iguanas
Journal of Vertebrate Biology·2026Open Access
Systematics of Stenocercus chrysopygus Boulenger, 1900 (Squamata, Tropiduridae) species complex using genetic and morphological evidence
Zoosystematics and Evolution·2025Open Access
Phylogeny, phylogeography, and conservation of a rediscovered gecko from the Galápagos Islands
PLoS ONE·2025Open Access
Systematics of Ecuadorian anoles: Anolis bitectus Cope, 1864 and A. lemniscatus Boulenger, 1898, two junior synonyms of A. binotatus Peters, 1863 (Reptilia: Squamata: Anolidae)
Zootaxa·2025
New insights into the molecular phylogenetic relationships of lizards in the Neotropical genus <i>Arthrosaura</i> (Reptilia: Gymnophthalmidae) reveal rampant ‘cryptic’ speciation in the Guiana Shield
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society·2025
Pleistocene island connectivity did not enhance dispersal or impact population size change in Galápagos geckos
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2025Open Access
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The skinks (Squamata: Scincidae) of Ecuador, with description of a new Amazonian species
Vertebrate Zoology·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
A New Species of Erythrolamprus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from the Andes of Ecuador
Journal of Herpetology·2024· 1 cited
A new species of lava lizard (Iguanidae: Tropidurinae: Microlophus) from the Galápagos
Zootaxa·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Two new species of wood lizards (Hoplocercinae: Enyalioides) from Cordillera de Colán in north-eastern Peru
Journal of Vertebrate Biology·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
Global Ecology and Biogeography·2024· 15 citedOpen Access
What factors influence the rediscovery of lost tetrapod species?
Global Change Biology·2024· 15 citedOpen Access
Notes on the diet of &lt;em&gt;Anolis&lt;/em&gt; lizards (Iguanidae: Dactyloinae) from Yasuní National Park in Amazonian Ecuador
Basic and Applied Herpetology·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Diversity gradients of terrestrial vertebrates – substantial variations about a common theme
Journal of Zoology·2023· 24 citedOpen Access
Inclusive and productive ways forward needed for species-naming conventions
Nature Ecology & Evolution·2023· 16 cited
UNA NUEVA ESPECIE DE MICROTEGÚ (GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE: CERCOSAURINAE) DE LA CORDILLERA DEL CÓNDOR, ECUADOR
Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Global Protected Areas as refuges for amphibians and reptiles under climate change
Nature Communications·2023· 163 citedOpen Access
Spiny Tails and Clades: A Fully Sampled Phylogeny of Hoplocercine Lizards (Iguanidae/ Hoplocercinae) and its Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Implications
Bulletin of Phylogenetic Nomenclature·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Feeding ecology of the Terciopelo pit viper snake (<i>Bothrops asper</i>) in Ecuador
PeerJ·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Shai Meiri(12), Daniel Pincheira‐Donoso(11), Aaron M. Bauer(10), Indraneil Das(9), Uri Roll(8), Tiffany M. Doan(8), Peter Uetz(8), Guarino Rinaldi Colli(7), Laurent Chirio(6), L. Lee Grismer(6), Fred Kraus(6), Zoltán T. Nagy(6), Cristiano de Campos Nogueira(6), Philipp Wagner(6), Maria Novosolov(5), Monika Böhm(5), Yuval Itescu(5), Kevin de Queiroz(5), David G. Chapple(5), Luciano Javier Ávila(5)