Hugo Cabral

Hugo Cabral is a biologist with a PhD in Animal Biology from São Paulo State University (2023). He holds a Postdoctoral Scientist position at São Paulo State University in Brazil and works as a guest scientist in the Conservation Biogeography Lab. His research focuses on reptiles in the South American Gran Chaco region.

• PhD in Animal Biology, 2023 – São Paulo State University (Brazil)
• MSc in Conservation Biology, 2017 – National University of Asunción (Paraguay)
• BSc in Biology, 2012 – National University of Asunción (Paraguay)

His research interests include systematics, taxonomy, distribution, and conservation of reptiles, with a focus on the impacts of land use changes in the Gran Chaco region. He also investigates evolutionary processes shaping the South American biota, particularly snake species in the area.

Hugo is affiliated with the Conservation Biogeography Lab at Humboldt University Berlin, where he contributes to biodiversity research and spatial ecology projects.