Gonçalo M. Rosa

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Multidisciplinary conservation scientist with a transversal vision of biodiversity, linking both field and experimental work with modelling and cutting-edge molecular tools to better inform population management and effective conservation. Gonçalo has acquired a comprehensive experience with emerging threats to biodiversity and how wild populations respond to those.

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Ranavirus
KA Bates, GM Rosa, TWJ Garner
Trends in Microbiology 2025



Relationship between two pathogens in an amphibian community that experienced mass mortalities
B Thumsov, G Alarcos, C Ayres, GM Rosa, J Bosch
Conservation Biology 38 (3), e14196 2024



Standard methods for marking caudate amphibians do not impair animal welfare over the short term: An experimental approach
DR Daversa, E Baxter, GM Rosa, C Sergeant, TWJ Garner
Animal Welfare 33, e24 2024



Spatial ecology of an arboreal iguana (Oplurus cyclurus) in a treeless landscape
F Licata, P Eusebio Berg, D Edmonds, F Andreone, GM Rosa
Animals 13 (20), 3198 2023



Another step through the crux: a new microendemic rock-dwelling Paroedura (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from south-central Madagascar
C Piccoli, F Belluardo, J Lobn-Rovira, IO Alves, M Rasoazanany, ...
ZooKeys 1181, 125-154 2023



Amphibian crisis and the impact of emerging pathogens
B Thumsov, J Bosch, GM Rosa
Evolutionary Ecology of Amphibians, 54-102 2023



Midwife Toads — The genus Alytes: History, ecology, systematics, captive breeding
CJ Michaels, J Bosch, PA Jervis, R Mrquez, GM Rosa
Frankfurt Contributions to Natural History 89, 256 2023



An endless harvest: integrative revision of the Gephyromantis boulengeri and G. blanci complexes reveals six new species of mantellid frogs from Madagascar
A Miralles, J Khler, F Glaw, KC Wollenberg Valero, A Crottini, GM Rosa, ...
Salamandra 59 (1), 1-41 2023



Non-lethal detection of Ranavirus in fish
CD Coutinho, CE Ford, JD Trafford, A Duarte, R Rebelo, GM Rosa
Viruses 15 (2), 471 2023



Cave-dwelling populations of the Monstrous rainfrog (Craugastor pelorus) from Mexico
H Couto, MM Madeira, O Hernndez Ordez, VH Reynoso, GM Rosa
Diversity 15 (2), 189 2023



Climate warming triggers the emergence of native viruses in Iberian amphibians
B Thumsov, SJ Price, V Gonzlez-Cascn, J Vrs, A Martnez-Silvestre, ...
iScience 25 (12), 105541 2022



An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus
MD Scherz, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, ...
Megataxa 7 (2), 113-311 2022



Invasive fish disrupt host-pathogen dynamics leading to amphibian declines
GM Rosa, G Ayala Botto, AT Mitra, JS Almeida, M Hofmann, WTM Leung, ...
Biological Conservation 276, 109785 2022



Microhylidae, Scaphiophryninae: Scaphiophryne and Paradoxophyla
A Crottini, J Rabearivony, A Rakotoarison, MD Scherz, GM Rosa
The new Natural History of Madagascar 2, 1391-1395 2022



Seasonality of host immunity in a tropical disease system
GM Rosa, R Perez, LA Richards, CL Richards-Zawacki, AM Smilanich, ...
Ecosphere 13 (7), e4158 2022



An integrative taxonomic revision and redefinition of Gephyromantis (Laurentomantis) malagasius based on archival DNA analysis reveals four new mantellid frog species from
M Vences, J Khler, A Crottini, M Hofreiter, CR Hutter, L du Preez, ...
Vertebrate Zoology 72, 271-309 2022



A case of cannibalism in Podarcis muralis from Dorset, England
B Lam, GM Rosa
Herpetological Bulletin 159, 46-47 2022



Male parental care in Malagasy stream-dwelling frogs of the Mantidactylus femoralis group (Anura: Mantellidae: Ochthomantis)
X Porcel, N Dubos, J Nel, H Lava, JH Velo, Georges, M Melo, GM Rosa, ...
Herpetology Notes 15, 55-61 2022



Uncovering the herpetological diversity of small forest fragments in south-eastern Madagascar (Haute Matsiatra)
F Belluardo, D Daz Quirs, J Lobn-Rovira, GM Rosa, M Rasoazanany, ...
Zoosystematics and Evolution 97 (2), 315-343 2021



Amphibian conservation in Madagascar: old and novel threats to a peculiar fauna
F Andreone, AI Carpenter, A Crottini, N D’Cruze, N Dubos, D Edmonds, ...
Status and threats of Afrotropical amphibians: Sub-Saharan Africa 2021

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines
SJ O’Hanlon, A Rieux, RA Farrer, GM Rosa, B Waldman, A Bataille, ...
Science 360 (6389), 621-627 2018
Citations: 626



Widespread presence of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in wild amphibian communities in Madagascar
MC Bletz, GM Rosa, F Andreone, EA Courtois, DS Schmeller, ...
Scientific Reports 5, 8633 2015
Citations: 91



From fish to frogs and beyond: Impact and host range of emergent ranaviruses
SJ Price, E Ariel, A Maclaine, GM Rosa, MJ Gray, JL Brunner, TWJ Garner
Virology 511, 272-279 2017
Citations: 88



Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar
A Rakotoarison, MD Scherz, F Glaw, J Khler, F Andreone, M Franzen, ...
2017
Citations: 84



Phylogeny and differentiation of reptilian and amphibian ranaviruses detected in Europe
AC Sthr, A Lpez-Bueno, S Blahak, MF Caeiro, GM Rosa, ...
PLoS One 10 (2), e0118633 2015
Citations: 83



Impact of asynchronous emergence of two lethal pathogens on amphibian assemblages
GM Rosa, J Sabino-Pinto, TG Laurentino, A Martel, F Pasmans, R Rebelo, ...
Scientific Reports 7, 43260 2017
Citations: 72



Host species vary in infection probability, sub-lethal effects, and costs of immune response when exposed to an amphibian parasite
J Bielby, MC Fisher, FC Clare, GM Rosa, TWJ Garner
Scientific Reports 5, 10828 2015
Citations: 71



The amphibians of the relict Betampona low-elevation rainforest, eastern Madagascar: an application of the integrative taxonomy approach to biodiversity assessments
GM Rosa, F Andreone, A Crottini, JS Hauswaldt, J Nol, NH Rabibisoa, ...
Biodiversity and Conservation 21 (6), 1531-1559 2012
Citations: 58



Evidence of chytrid‐mediated population declines in common midwife toad in Serra da Estrela, Portugal
GM Rosa, I Anza, PL Moreira, J Conde, F Martins, MC Fisher, J Bosch
Animal Conservation 16 (3), 306-315 2013
Citations: 54



Tracing a toad invasion: lack of mitochondrial DNA variation, haplotype origins, and potential distribution of introduced Duttaphrynus melanostictus in Madagascar
M Vences, JL Brown, A Lathrop, GM Rosa, A Cameron, A Crottini, ...
Amphibia-Reptilia 38 (2), 197-207 2017
Citations: 42



Differential effects of dietary protein on early life‐history and morphological traits in Natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) tadpoles reared in captivity
F Martins, MM Oom, R Rebelo, GM Rosa
Zoo Biology 32 (4), 457-462 2013
Citations: 42



Development and worldwide use of non-lethal, and minimal population-level impact, protocols for the isolation of amphibian chytrid fungi
M Fisher, P Ghosh, J Shelton, K Bates, L Brookes, C Wierzbicki, GM Rosa, ...
Scientific Reports 8, 7772 2018
Citations: 38



Unveiling patterns of viral pathogen infection in free-ranging carnivores of northern Portugal using a complementary methodological approach
GM Rosa, N Santos, R Grndahl-Rosado, FP Fonseca, L Tavares, I Neto, ...
Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 69, 101432 2020
Citations: 37



Living within fallen palm leaves: the discovery of an unknown Blommersia (Mantellidae: Anura) reveals a new reproductive strategy in the amphibians of Madagascar
F Andreone, GM Rosa, J Nol, A Crottini, M Vences, CJ Raxworthy
Naturwissenschaften 97 (6), 525-543 2010
Citations: 35



High interannual variability of a climate-driven amphibian community in a seasonal rainforest
N Dubos, L Morel, A Crottini, K Freeman, J Honor, H Lava, J Nol, ...
Biodiversity and Conservation 29 (3), 893-912 2020
Citations: 30



The herpetofauna (Amphibia, Crocodylia, Squamata, Testudines) of the Isalo Massif, Southwest Madagascar: combining morphological, molecular and museum data
W Cocca, GM Rosa, F Andreone, G Aprea, PE Berg, F Mattioli, ...
Salamandra 54 (3), 178-200 2018
Citations: 29



From a local observation to a European-wide phenomenon: Amphibian deformities at Serra da Estrela Natural Park, Portugal
TG Laurentino, MP Pais, GM Rosa
Basic and Applied Herpetology 30, 7-23 2016
Citations: 29



Can leftovers from predators be reliably used to monitor marine turtle hatchling sex-ratios? The implications of prey selection by ghost crabs
R Rebelo, C Barbosa, JP Granadeiro, B Indjai, B Novais, GM Rosa, ...
Marine Biology 159 (3), 613-620 2012
Citations: 24



An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus
MD Scherz, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, ...
Megataxa 7 (2), 113-311 2022
Citations: 22



Rana iberica (Boulenger, 1879) goes underground: subterranean habitat usage and new insights on natural history
GM Rosa, A Penado
Subterranean Biology 11, 15-29 2013
Citations: 22