What tadpoles can tell us about the evolution of montane frogs of the genus Telmatobius

BARRIONUEVO, JOSÉ SEBASTIÁN

Simposio; I International Symposium on Tadpole Evolution; 2020

Universidade Federal do Paraná

I am a researcher at the División Herpetología (Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales ?Bernardino Rivadavia ? ? Conicet). I am interested in the systematics, morphology, development and biogeography of the Andean frogs of the genus Telmatobius. These frogs live in challenging highland habitats and are mostly aquatic. The origin of phenotypic variation has amazed me from the earliest steps of my career. I am trying to find some answers to this problem by studying aspects of larval and post-metamorphic development of this fascinating group of frogs.