February 2020
Malena Barragán Paladines > Other Awards
In 2020, to inspire and encourage future women leaders in snake conservation, the NGO Save The Snakes recognized María Elena for her efforts to conserve venomous snakes and other species of herpetofauna. threatened in Ecuador.
https://savethesnakes.org/women-and-serpents/
https://savethesnakes.org/women-and-serpents/interview-with-maria-elena-barragan-paladines/#more-8018
November 2015
Malena Barragán Paladines > Other Awards
In 2015 she had led the first conservation project of the Andean Marsupial Frog in Quito. On behalf of the Fundación Herpetologica Gustavo Orces, she had received the award for the fulfillment of the
ODS of the Global impact in the Terrestrial Ecosystems category, by United Nations.
https://www.ekosnegocios.com/articulo/el-reconocimiento-a-las-buenas-practicas-de-desarrollo-sostenible
February 2014
Malena Barragán Paladines > Other Awards
in 2014 she had received a recognition for her contributions in the field of research, education and conservation of Ecuadorian amphibians and reptiles, by naming a new species of Australian gecko in her honor and after 24 years of efforts in the field of Herpetology.
https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Diplodactylus&species=barraganae
Full Member
Ms. Malena Barragán Paladines
Membership since:
2021
Field of activity:
Degrees:
2012
Master
Biological Systems and Organisms
1997
Undergraduate
Biological Systems and Organisms
Publications resulting from Research
• Barragan, M. E. (1995). Study of diurnal activity and space use by Jamaican Boa (Epicrates subflavus), depending on its environment. UK, Channel Islands, Jersey Zoo.
• Warrell, D., Smalligan, R., Manock, S., Holland, G., Cole, J., N. Brito, Wüster, W., Barragán, M.E., Guevara, A., & Theakston, D. (2000). Snake bite in the eastern jungles of Ecuador. Congreso Internacional de Toxicología.
• Smalligan, R., Cole, D., Brito , N., Laing, G.D., Mertz, B.L., Manock, S., Maudlin, J., Quist, B., Holland, G., Nelson, S., Lalloo, D.G., Rivadeneira, G., Barragán, M.E., Dolley, D., Eddleston, M., Warrell, D.A. & Theakston, D. (2004). Crotaline, snake bite in the Ecuadorian amazon: randomized double blind comparative trial of three South American polyspecific antivenoms. Bio Medical Journey, 329:1-7
• Valencia, J. H., Barragán, M.E, Garzón, K y Vargas, A. (2010) Reporte preliminar de Mordeduras de Viperinos en la provincia de Manabí y Notas sobre las áreas Epidemiológicas con mayor concentración de serpientes Vennosas (Squamata: Viperidae) en el Occidente delEcuador. Revista Gestión Amiental. 3:9-13.
• Barragan, M. E. (2012). Identifying principles of good practice: the key principles of environmental education for sustainability in the context of indigenous communities involved in biodiversity-conservation. Masters Degree Dissertation. Brisbane, Autralia.
• Valencia, J.H., Garzón-Tello, K. & Barragán-Paladines, M. E. (2016). Serpientes Venenosas del Ecuador: Sistemática, Taxonomía, Historia Natural, Envenenamiento Ofídico, Conservación y Aspectos Antropológicos. Fundacion Herpetelogica Gustavo Orcés, Universidad de Texas, Fondo Ambiental Nacional. Quito-Ecuador.
• Warrell, D., Smalligan, R., Manock, S., Holland, G., Cole, J., N. Brito, Wüster, W., Barragán, M.E., Guevara, A., & Theakston, D. (2000). Snake bite in the eastern jungles of Ecuador. Congreso Internacional de Toxicología.
• Smalligan, R., Cole, D., Brito , N., Laing, G.D., Mertz, B.L., Manock, S., Maudlin, J., Quist, B., Holland, G., Nelson, S., Lalloo, D.G., Rivadeneira, G., Barragán, M.E., Dolley, D., Eddleston, M., Warrell, D.A. & Theakston, D. (2004). Crotaline, snake bite in the Ecuadorian amazon: randomized double blind comparative trial of three South American polyspecific antivenoms. Bio Medical Journey, 329:1-7
• Valencia, J. H., Barragán, M.E, Garzón, K y Vargas, A. (2010) Reporte preliminar de Mordeduras de Viperinos en la provincia de Manabí y Notas sobre las áreas Epidemiológicas con mayor concentración de serpientes Vennosas (Squamata: Viperidae) en el Occidente delEcuador. Revista Gestión Amiental. 3:9-13.
• Barragan, M. E. (2012). Identifying principles of good practice: the key principles of environmental education for sustainability in the context of indigenous communities involved in biodiversity-conservation. Masters Degree Dissertation. Brisbane, Autralia.
• Valencia, J.H., Garzón-Tello, K. & Barragán-Paladines, M. E. (2016). Serpientes Venenosas del Ecuador: Sistemática, Taxonomía, Historia Natural, Envenenamiento Ofídico, Conservación y Aspectos Antropológicos. Fundacion Herpetelogica Gustavo Orcés, Universidad de Texas, Fondo Ambiental Nacional. Quito-Ecuador.
Herpetological Congress
2025
Quito-Ecuador
Pit Vipers Symposium
2025
Rodeo, New México, United States of America
New approaches towards venomous snake conservation in Ecuador
International Herpetological Symposium
2025
Belize, Belize
Contigency plan for the reintroduction of Marsupial Frog Gastrotheca riobambae in a natural area in Quito.