I hold a bachelor's degree and a license in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Brazil, and a PhD in Animal Biology from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. My research focuses on unraveling the acoustic, taxonomic, systematic, and evolutionary aspects of Neotropical frogs, with a particular emphasis on species within the genus Pseudopaludicola. I have contributed as a reviewer for journals in the field of Herpetology, including Herpetologica, The Herpetological Journal, Zootaxa, ZooKeys, Bioacoustics, Scientific Reports, PeerJ, Herpetozoa, Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología, Phyllomedusa, Check List, North-Western Journal of Zoology, and Advances in Zoology. Following the defense of my doctoral thesis, I dedicated time to teaching biology at high schools in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo state. Furthermore, I served as a Senior Sustainability Analyst at Companhia Energética de São Paulo (CESP). Presently, I am engaged as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of São Paulo (USP - Ribeirão Preto) as well as the manager of the Herpetological Collection of Ribeirão Preto (CHRP) at the same institution. For a more in-depth exploration of my professional journey, kindly peruse the details available on this website.
Education
2015 - 2019
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University of São Paulo (USP)
2021 - until now
Postdoctoral position
Fellowship: São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).
Title: Evolution and ontogeny of the hypertrofied antebrachial tubercle of Pseudopaludicola (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae)
University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
2015 - 2019
PhD degree in Animal Biology
Specialization area: Animal Biodiversity
Fellowship: São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Title: Integrative taxonomy and evolution of acoustic traits of Pseudopaludicola species (Leiuperinae: Leptodactylidae: Anura)
2013 - 2015
Masters degree in Animal Biology
Specialization area: Animal Biodiversity
Fellowship: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
Title: Assessment of taxonomic status of Pseudopaludicola populations (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae).
Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU)
2009 - 2013
Bachelor and licenciate in Biological Sciences
Scientific Initiation Scholarship: Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (CNPq)
Title: A new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro (Leiuperinae: Leptodactylidae: Anura) from the Cerrado of southeastern Brazil.
Publications
Published articles (23)
SILVA, L. A, ANDRADE, F. S., NETO, E. P., DANTAS, S. P., HAGA, I. A., GARDA, A. A. (2023) A New Species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Tocantins State, Brazil. Journal of Herpetology, 57(3): 297–314.
ANDRADE, F. S., HAGA, I. A., SOUSA, J. F., RECCO-PIMENTEL, S. M., TOLEDO, L. F. & BRUSCHI, D. P. (2020) A new cryptic species of Pithecopus (Anura, Phyllomedusidae) in north-eastern Brazil. European Journal of Taxonomy, 723: 108–134.
ANDRADE, F. S., HAGA, I. A., LYRA, M. L., GAZONI, T., ZARACHO, V., HADDAD, C. F. B., TOLEDO, L. F. & GIARETTA, A. A. (2020) Geographic distributions of Pseudopaludicola boliviana and congeneric long-legged species (Anura: Leiuperinae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment (online). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01650521.2020.1814619
ANDRADE, F. S., HAGA, I. A., LYRA, M. L., CARVALHO, T. R., HADDAD, C. F. B., GIARETTA, A. A. & TOLEDO, L. F. (2020) Reassessment of the taxonomic status of Pseudopaludicola parnaiba (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae) and the description of a new congeneric species from the Brazilian Cerrado. European Journal of Taxonomy, 679: 1–36.
COSTA, W. P.; ANDRADE, F. S. (2020) Predation behaviour of Leptodeira annulata Linnaeus, 1758 (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) on Physalaemus cuvieri Fitzinger, 1826 (Anura, Leptodactylidae). Herpetology Notes, 13: 457–459.
ANDRADE, F. S., SILVA, L. A., KOROIVA, R., FADEL, R. M., SANTANA, D. J. (2019) A new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) from an Amazon-Cerrado transitional zone, state of Tocantins, Brazil. Journal of Herpetology, 53(1): 68–80.
GIARETTA, A. A., HAGA, I. A., ANDRADE, F. S. (2018) The advertisement call of two species of the Rhinella granulosa group (Anura: Bufonidae). Phyllomedusa, 17(2): 255–265.
ANDRADE, F. S., HAGA, I. A., LYRA, M. L., CARVALHO, T. R., HADDAD, C. B. F., GIARETTA, A. A., TOLEDO, L. F. (2018) A new species of Pseudopaludicola (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae) from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. European Journal of Taxonomy, v. 480: 1–25.
ANDRADE, F. S., HAGA, I. A., CARVALHO, T. R., BORGES, L. B., GIARETTA, A. A. (2018) An acoustic and morphometric evaluation of the geographic distribution of Phyllomedusa burmeisteri (Anura: Phyllomedusidae), with comments on P. bahiana. Phyllomedusa, 17(1): 39–59.
ANDRADE, F. S., HAGA, I. A., LYRA, M. L., LEITE, F. S. F., KWET, A., HADDAD, C. F. B., TOLEDO, L. F., GIARETTA, A. A. (2018) A new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda Ribeiro (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) from eastern Brazil, with novel data on the advertisement call of Pseudopaludicola falcipes (Hensel). Zootaxa, 4433(1): 71–100.
ANDRADE, F. S., HAGA, I. A., GIARETTA, A. A. (2017) A reassessment of the advertisement call of Ischnocnema parva (Anura: Brachycephalidae). North-Western Journal of Zoology, 13 (2): 271–277.
HAGA, I. A., ANDRADE, F. S., BRUSCHI, D. P., RECCO-PIMENTEL, S. M, GIARETTA, A. A. (2017) Unrevealing the leaf frogs Cerrado diversity: a new species of Pithecopus (Anura, Arboranae, Phyllomedusidae) from the Mato Grosso state, Brazil. PLosONE, 12(9): e0184631.
ANDRADE, F. S., HAGA, I. A., BANG, D. L., GIARETTA, A. A. (2017) The differential diagnosis between two sister Pseudopaludicola species (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae). Zootaxa, 4319 (2): 391–400.
HAGA, I. A., CARVALHO, T. R., ANDRADE, F. S., GIARETTA, A. A. (2017) Advertisement and aggressive calls of Pithecopus azureus (Cope, 1862) (Anura: Arboranae: Phyllomedusidae) from Brazil-Paraguay border, southwestern state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Phyllomedusa, 16(1): 47–56.
ANDRADE, F. S., CARVALHO, T. R., BORGES, L. B., GIARETTA, A. A. (2017) Reassessment of the vocal repertoire of a nest-building gladiator frog, Boana pardalis (Anura, Hylidae, Cophomantinae): implications for its diagnosis within the B. faber species group. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 52(2): 157–167.
ANDRADE, F. S., LEITE, F. S. F., CARVALHO, T. R., BERNARDES, C. S., HAGA, I. A., GIARETTA, A. A. (2017) First record of Pseudopaludicola pocoto (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae) in Bahia state, northeastern Brazil, with further data on its advertisement call. Check List, 13(1): 2047.
BANG, D. L., CARVALHO, T. R., ANDRADE, F. S., HAGA, I. A., BERNARDES, C. S., GIARETTA, A. A. (2017) Vocalization of Scinax haddadorum (Anura: Hylidae), with further notes on the vocalization of the morphologically similar S. rupestris. Neotropical Biodiversity, 3(1): 117–124.
ANDRADE, F. S., MAGALHÃES, F. M., NUNES-DE-ALMEIDA, C. H. L., VEIGA-MENONCELLO, A. C. P., SANTANA, D. J., GARDA, A. A., LOEBMANN, D., RECCO-PIMENTEL, S. M., GIARETTA, A. A., TOLEDO, L. F. (2016) A New Species of Long-legged Pseudopaludicola from Northeastern Brazil (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae). Salamandra, 52(2): 107–124.
HAGA, I. A., ANDRADE, F. S., TOSCANO, N. P., KWET, A., GIARETTA, A. A. (2014) Advertisement call and habitat of Vitreorana uranoscopa (Müller, 1924) (Anura, Centrolenidae) in Brazil. Salamandra, 50: 236–240.
ANDRADE, F. S., HAGA, I. A., MARTINS, F. A. M., GIARETTA, A. A. (2014) On advertisement call of the poison frog Ameerega berohoka (Dendrobatidae, Anura) from the Brazilian Cerrado. Zootaxa, 3838: 392–396.
ANDRADE, F. S., CARVALHO, T. R. (2013) A new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro (Leiuperinae: Leptodactylidae: Anura) from the Cerrado of southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 3608: 389–397.
GIARETTA, A. A., ANDRADE, F. S., HAGA, I. A., BERNARDES, C. S. (2013) On the advertisement call of Dermatonotus muelleri (Boettger, 1885) (Anura, Microhylidae). Zootaxa, 3700: 593–596.
GIARETTA, A. A., ANDRADE, F. S., HAGA, I. A., CARVALHO, D. L. (2012) An acoustic evaluation of the geographical distribution of Elachistocleis cesarii Miranda-Ribeiro 1920 (Anura, Microhylidae). Herpetology Notes, 5: 375–383.
Accepted or submitted manuscripts
SILVA, L. A., HAGA, I. A., NETO, E. P., DANTAS, S. P., VARAGO, A., GARDA, A. A., KOHLSDORF, T., ANDRADE, F. S. Description of a Puzzling new Long-Legged Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro 1926 Species (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from the Araguaia River Floodplain, Brazil. Herpetologica. It was accepted on 09/16/2024 and will appear in the March issue of 2025.
Ongoing manuscripts to be submitted in due course
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