Research
I started my career as an undergrad volunteer in the Laboratory of Vertebrate Zoology at the Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil. There, I gained experience in comparative anatomy, species identification, fieldwork, organization, and data acquisition and analysis. After graduating, I had the invaluable opportunity of working on the largest collection of reptiles and amphibians in South America at the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo (MZUSP, Brazil). My projects included extensive fieldwork, working with living organisms, and other procedures related to field-oriented research, such as GIS and photography. As a member of the field expedition team of the museum, I had the chance to explore several sites such as the magnificent Amazonian rainforest. During my Masters at the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo, Brazil, I focused my studies on taxonomy and systematics of South American snakes. My Ph.D. project at the University of Toronto, Canada, I wanted to understand the role females play in evolution understanding the genetic traits involved in female behavior and how this behavior can shape the evolution of a species. The final results of my research can be found below.
PUBLICATIONS:
MARSHALL B., FREED P, VITT L., BERNARDO PH,VOGEL G., LOTZKAT S., FRANZEN M., HALLERMANN J.,SAGE R., BUSH B., DUARTE M.R., AVILA L.J., JANDZIK D., KLUSMEYER B., MARYAN B., HOŠEK J. & UETZ P. 2020. An inventory of online reptile images. ZOOTAXA 4896 (2): 251–264 PDF
BERNARDO PH, SÁNCHEZ-RAMÍREZ, S., SÁNCHEZ-PACHECO, S., ÁLVAREZ-CASTAÑEDA ST, AGUILERA-MILLER EF, , MENDEZ DE LA CRUZ, FR & MURPHY RW. 2019. Extreme mito-nuclear discordance in a peninsular lizard: the role of drift, selection, and climate. HEREDITY 123:359-370. DOI: 10.1038/s41437-019-0204-4. PDF
BERNARDO PH, AGUILERA-MILLER EF, ÁLVAREZ-CASTAÑEDA ST, MENDEZ DE LA CRUZ, FR & MURPHY RW. 2015. The complete mitochondrial genome of the black-tailed brush lizard Urosaurus nigricaudus (Reptilia, Squamata, Phrynosomatidae). Mitochondrial DNA. Early access. DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2014.1003826. PDF
DAVY C.M.; BERNARDO P.H.& MURPHY, R.W. 2013. A Bayesian approach to conservation genetics of Blanding’s turtle (Emys blandingii) in Ontario, Canada. Conserv Genet 2013, 15:319–330. PDF
BERNARDO P.H.; GUERRA-FUENTES, R. A.; MATIAZZI, W. & ZAHER, H. 2012. Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles of Biological Reserve of Tapirapé an Amazonian Rainforest area on east of Pará State, Brazil. Check List, 8: 839–846. PDF
BERNARDO, P.H. MACHADO F.; MURPHY, R.W. & ZAHER H. 2012. Morphological Variation and Redescription of Oxyrhopus clathratus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854 (Serpentes; Dipsadidae; Xenodontinae). South American Journal of Herpetology, 7: 134–148. PDF
BERNARDO, P.H.; MATIAZZI, W. & GUERRA-FUENTES, R. A. Distribution extension and Geographic Distribution Map of Chiasmocleis jimi Caramaschi & Cruz, 2001 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) and Proceratophrys concavitympanum Giaretta, Bernarde & Kokubum, 2000 (Amphibia: Anura: Cycloramphidae). Check List, 8 (1), 152-154. 2012. PDF
FORLANI, M. C.; BERNARDO P.H. & ZAHER, H. Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Phyllomedusa tarsius Cope, 1868: Distribution Extension, new country record, and geographic distribution map. Check List, 8 (1), 155-157. 2012. PDF
BERNARDO, PH.; JUNQUEIRA, A.F.B. & MARTINS, I.A. Oxyrhopus clathratus (False Coral Snake) DIET. Herpetological Bulletin, 117, 33-34, 2011. PDF
BERNARDO P.H.; GUERRA-FUENTES, R. A. & ZAHER, H. Notes on the reproductive biology of the lizard Colobodactylus dalcyanus Vanzolini & Ramos, 1977 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae). Herpetological Bulletin, 118, 36-37,2011. PDF
BERNARDO, PH.; JUNQUEIRA, A.F.B. & MARTINS, I.A. A new geographic distribution record of the rare lizard Colobodactylus dalcyanus Vanzolini & Ramos, 1977 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae). Herpetology Notes, 4:327-329, 2011. PDF
FORLANI, M.C.; BERNARDO, P.H.; HADDAD, C.F.B. & ZAHER, H. Herpetofauna of Carlos Botelho State Park, SP, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, v.10, n.3, p. 265-309, 2010. PDF
BERNARDO, P.H., PIRES, M.R.S. Ophiodes striatus (Glass snake) REPRODUCTION. Natural History Note. Herpetological Review. , v.37 (4), p.469 - 470, 2006. PDF
MARTINS, I.A.; GOMES, F.B.R.; BERNARDO, P.H. & SUAREZ, A.P. Cycloramphus carvalhoi (NCM) Geographic distribution . Herpetological Review, 37(1), p. 99. 2006. PDF
BAÊTA, D., BERNARDO, P.H.; LOURENÇO, A.C.C.; DRUMMOND, L.O.; ASSIS, B.; PEDRO, V.A.S.; PIRES, M.R.S . Physalaemus maximus (NCM) Geographic distribution. Herpetological Review, 36 (2), 2005. PDF
ACADEMIC WORK
BERNARDO, PH 2018- The Drivers of Mitochondrial DNA Divergences. Ph.D. Thesis. University of Toronto. PDF
BERNARDO, PH 2010- Taxonomic Review of Oxyrhopus clathratus Duméril, Bibron & Dumeril. Master's degree Dissertation. The State University of São Paulo (UNESP), Brazil. PDF (in Portuguese)