Alejandro Arteaga

Alejandro Arteaga is an Ecuadorian-Venezuelan biologist and explorer best known for being the author of the "Reptiles of Ecuador",[1][2] and the discoverer of 35 new species.

[5] Arteaga was born on September 16, 1991, in Caracas, Venezuela, and later moved to Quito, Ecuador, where he obtained his BSc in biology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.

[7] While still a student in 2009, Arteaga co-founded Tropical Herping, a tour agency offering nature photography trips and herpetological tours throughout the world's tropics.

[9] Arteaga is the author of 26 research articles, primarily on systematic and biogeography of amphibians and reptiles.

[10] In 2023, in collaboration with former president of Ecuador Rosalía Arteaga, he created the world's first fund devoted exclusively towards the discovery of new species.

Biologist Alejandro Arteaga giving a presentation about harlequin toads
Alejandro Arteaga shares the story about the extinctions of the harlequin toads (genus Atelopus ) during the Global Exploration Summit ( GLEX ) in the Azores in 2023.