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Members of our lab
Researcher
Marcelo José Sturaro
Professor and Principal Investigator
Main research lines: phylogenetic systematics, biogeography, phylogeography and natural history, mainly, of amphibians and reptiles.
Masters Students
Ana Paula Becker
Graduate student at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Main research lines: diversity and biogeography of Amazonian lizards.
Kaelle Vaccari Silva Caldeira
Graduate student at the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Main research lines: diversity and biogeography of Amazonian anuran species.
Luana Camargo Matos
Graduate student at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Main research lines: diversity and biogeography of Neotropical anuran species.
Undergraduate Students
Ítalo Alvarenga Gonçalves
Undergraduate student at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Main research lines: diversity and morphology of lizards.
Janaina Ribeiro Prado
Undergraduate student at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Main research lines: call and morphology of anuran species.
Thainá Ribeiro Faustino da Rosa
Undergraduate student at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Main research lines: diversity of Atlantic rainforest amphibians and reptiles.
Kethillyn Gabriella da Silva
Undergraduate student at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Main research lines: Individual recognition in Neotropical anuran species.
Erick Kioshi Takesaki
Undergraduate student at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Main research lines: diversity of Atlantic rainforest geckos.
João Victor Gomes dos Santos
Undergraduate student at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Main research lines: diversity and morphology of Atlantic Forest frogs.
Vinicius Frederico Russo
Undergraduate student at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Main research lines: diversity and morphology of Atlantic Forest tadpoles.
Jean Carlos de Carvalho
Undergraduate student at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Main research lines: diversity and morphology of amphisbaenas.
Raphael Fernandes Jorge Dér
Undergraduate student at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Main research lines: diversity and bioluminescence in Atlantic Forest anuran species.
Patrícia Castro
Undergraduate student at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Main research lines: conservation and biogeography of Amazonian amphibians.
Former Masters Students
Marcus Roberto Cascaes Rodrigues
Graduate student at the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Main research lines: phylogeography, integrative taxonomy and natural history of lizards.
Izadora Emanuelle Costa Silva
Graduate student at Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Main research lines: phylogeography, integrative taxonomy and natural history of amphibians.
Jordana Guimarães Ferreira
Graduate student at the Universidade Federal do Pará and Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (*co-advisor)
Main research lines: phylogeography, integrative taxonomy and natural history of amphibians.
Cristian Armando Hernandez Morales
Graduate student at the Universidade Federal do Pará and Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (*co-advisor)
Main research lines: phylogenetic systematics of lizards.
Matheus de Almeida Carvalho
Graduate student at the Universidade Federal do Pará and Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (*co-advisor)
Main research lines: phylogeography and integrative taxonomy of frogs and birds.
João Paulo Felix Augusto de Almeida
Graduate student at the Universidade Federal de Alagoas
(*co-advisor)
Main research lines: phylogeography, phylogenetic systematics, natural history and integrative taxonomy.
Gisele Cassundé Ferreira
Graduate student at the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Main research lines: phylogeography, phylogenetic systematics, natural history and integrative taxonomy.
Manuela Vieira dos Santos
Graduate student at the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
(*co-avisor)
Main research lines: phylogeography, phylogenetic systematics, natural history and integrative taxonomy of lizards.
Former Undergratuate Students
Ana Paula Becker
Undergraduate student at the Universidade de São Paulo
Main research lines: diversity and conservation of Squamata.
Gabriela de Araujo Pereira
Undergraduate student at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Main research lines: morphology and natural history of frogs.
Giovanna Barbosa Chanes
Undergraduate student at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Main research lines: morphology and morphometric geometric of frogs.
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