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LOUISIANA HERPETOLOGISTS: NOW AND THEN


compiled by:

Robert A. Thomas
Loyola University New Orleans
rathomas@loyno.edu


Updated at end of odd years; please email additions/corrections. ("+" means deceased)

  • LOUISIANA GULF COAST HERP SOCIETY
  • ALEXANDRIA AND VICINITY
    • Theron Magers Louisiana Dept. Environmental Quality - Boyce - snake ecology.
    • Steve Shively - U.S. Forest Service - Gardner - herp surveys, turtles.
    • Jerry G. Walls - (see “Lake Charles”) - Evergreen - popular books on herp husbandry.
    • The following herpetologists were formerly in or near Alexandria:
    • Dr. Henry Fitch - U. Kansas, retired - was with U.S. Fish & Wildl. Serv. in Leesville in 1948.
    • +Dr. Charles M. Fugler - (see "Baton Rouge"). Louisiana C.
    • Dr. Robert A. Thomas - (see "New Orleans"). Attended junior and high school.
  • BASTROP
    • George M. Patton and Martha Ann Messinger - box turtle ecology. Instrumental in passing legislation that protects wild box turtle populations.
  • BATON ROUGE
    • Dr. Christopher C. Austin – L.S.U. – molecular systematics, population genetics, physiological/functional ecology, and island phylogeography of reptiles.
    • +Dr. Ellinor H. Behre - L.S.U. - general on herps.
    • +Dr. Harry Bennett - L.S.U. - published a few papers on herp parasites.
    • Dr. Jeff Boundy - Fur & Refuge Division staff herpetologist, Louisiana Wildl. & Fisheries - snake systematics & community ecology.
    • Dr. Robert H. Chabreck - L.S.U. - alligator ecology.
    • James Delahoussaye – LA D.E.Q. – amphibian studies.
    • +Dr. Charles M. Fugler - retired from U. North Carolina, Wilmington - general studies. L.S.U. M.S.
    • +Dr. Ira D. George - L.S.U. - venoms and general studies.
    • +James N. Gowanloch (1896-1952) - Louisiana Dept. Conservation - articles on Louisiana poisonous snakes.
    • Gary Lester - Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, LA Dept. Wildl. Fish. - herp surveys.
    • Richard Martin - Louisiana Nature Conservancy - herp surveys.
    • Dr. Al Meier - L.S.U., retired - physiologist who worked with anoles.
    • Johnny Tarver - Louisiana Dept. Wildl. Fish., retired - over alligator work; initiated LDWF herpetology program.
    • The following herpetologists were formerly in Baton Rouge:
    • Dr. Alexander D. Acholonu - U. Puerto Rico? - reptile parasites. Southern U.
    • Dr. David A. Good - enrolled in vet. school - systematics of salamanders and lizards. Former curator of amphibian collection at L.S.U.
    • Dr. David C. Cannatella - U. Texas Austin - hylid systematics. L.S.U.
    • Dr. J. Larry Crain – retired – general herp studies. Board of Regents.
    • Dr. Christopher P. Kofron - (see "Lafayette). - snake systematics. L.S.U.
    • Dr. Jimmy McGuire – U. California Berkeley. Lizard systematics. L.S.U.
    • Dr. Henry R. Mushinsky - U. South Florida - snake ecology. L.S.U.
    • Dr. Douglas A. Rossman - L.S.U., retired, now living in Decorah, Iowa - systematics of Nerodia, Thamnophis, and the South American genus Helicops. Former curator of the reptile collection. Co-author of "The Amphibians and Reptiles of Louisiana" with Dundee.
    • Dr. Dorcas Schaefer - U. Tennessee Vet. School - diseases.
    • Steve Shively - U.S. Forest Service - see Alexandria.
    • Dr. John A. Wiest, Jr. - in Pennsylvania - frog ecology and systematics of South American snake genus Chironius. LA State Parks.
    • The following herpetologists were schooled in Baton Rouge:
    • Anna Bass – U. Florida – Eretmochelys molecular conservation. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Patricia Kimmich Blaney – Brevard Community College, Titusville, FL - electronmicrospy of snake scales. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Dr. Richard M. Blaney – Brevard Community College, Titusville, FL - general herps. L.S.U. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Jeff Boundy - Fur & Refuge Division staff herpetologist, Louisiana Wildl. & Fisheries - snake systematics & community ecology. L.S.U. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Robert W. Bowker -Glendale (AZ) Community College - anole physiology. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Dr. Frank T. Burbrink – College of Staten Island/CUNY - snake (especially Pantherophis) molecular systematics. L.S.U. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Janalee P. Caldwell - U. Oklahoma - amphibian ecology. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Joel Carlin – U. Florida – Eurycea longicauda systematics. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Tom Devitt – U. California Berkeley – Trimorphodon systematics. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Dr. Gary Eberle - California - genetics of snakes; now owns a vinyard with his own label. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Dr. Darrel R. Frost - American Mus. Nat. Hist. - cladistic analysis of various herps. L.S.U. M.S.
    • +B. E. Gandy - Mississippi Mus. Nat. Hist. - toads. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Donald E. Hahn - Cottonwood, AZ - book dealer - systematics of Leptotyphlops and other studies. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Dr. James Hebrard - U. Nairobi - chamaeleons. L.S.U. Ph.D.
    • Paul Hollander - Iowa - Farancia skulls. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Dr. Edmund D. Keiser, Jr. - U. Mississippi, retired - systematics of Oxybelis and faunal studies. L.S.U. Ph.D.
    • Lionel A. "Skip" Landry, Jr. - Texas - snake osteology. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Dr. Robin Lawson - California Academy of Sciences - biochemical systematics of snakes. L.S.U. Ph.D.
    • Patrick A. Meyer - U. Tennessee - snake systematics. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Dr. Thomas Michot - (see "Lafayette"). L.S.U. Ph.D.
    • Dr. R. Earl Olson - Cambridge, MN - lizards. L.S.U. M.S.
    • William E. Sanderson - biology teacher in North Carolina - snake systematics. L.S.U. M.S.
    • +Gerald C. Schaefer - Opheodrys. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Dr. Brian E. Smith - Black Hawk State U. - squamate reptiles of eastern Mindanão. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Adrienne Steele – LA Arts & Sciences Mus. – Thamnophis cranial allometry. L.S.U. M.S.
    • +Dr. Joseph Slowinski – went to California Academy of Sciences – elapid specialist. L.S.U. Postdoc.
    • Dr. Richard Thomas - U. Puerto Rico - systematics of West Indian herps. L.S.U. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Alexander Varkey - Liberty Baptist C. - comparative cranial morphology of various New World snakes. L.S.U. Ph.D.
    • Frederick W. Wagner - working on a Ph.D. at U. Texas Arlington - Oligodon. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Dr. Van Wallach - Harvard U. - various book projects. L.S.U. M.S.
    • Dr. Kenneth L. Williams - Northwestern Louisiana St..U., retired - systematics of Lampropeltis trianqulum and Mexican/Honduran herps. Curator of collection. L.S.U. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Larry David Wilson - Miami-Dade Comm. C. - systematics of Masticophis, Tantilla, other Neotropical snakes and faunal studies of Honduras. L.S.U. Ph.D.
  • EUNICE
    • Dr. James E. Cordes - L.S.U.E. - Cnemidophorus.
    • Avery A. Williams - L.S.U.E. - Curator of Vertebrates; herp field studies; physiology of Bufo nebulifer.
  • GRAMERCY
    • +George P. Meade (1883-1975) - chemist with Colonial Sugar - Louisiana snake ecology.
  • HAMMOND
    • Dr. Brian I. Crother - S.L.U. - reptile and amphibian systematics; editor of Herpetological Monographs.
    • Dr.Clifford Fontenot - S.L.U. - garter snake ecology.
    • Dr. David M. Sever – S.L.U. – secondary sex characters of salamanders; chair of department.
    • Dr. Mary White - S.L.U. - molecular systematics of snakes and lizards.
    • Graduate students:
    • Richard Anderson – Coluber constrictor phylogenetics – S.L.U. M.S. student
    • David Gardner - fox snake species delineation. S.L.U. M.S. student
    • Caroline Kennedy - larval amphibian ecology/conservation biology of amphibians. S.L.U. M.S. student
    • Eric O’Neil - molecular data on gopher frogs. S.L.U. M.S. student
    • +Joe Ramspott - herp population studies. S.L.U. M.S. student
    • Maria Kelly Smith - squamate systematics. S.L.U. M.S. student
    • Scott Thompson – Nerodia floridana species delineation – S.L.U. M.S. student
    • Brian Warren – tetrapod phylogeny – S.L.U. M.S. student
    • The following herpetologist were formerly in Hammond:
    • Dr. J. Larry Crain - ? - former Executive Director, Board of Regents - notes on various local herps. S.L.U. professor and President.
    • Dr. Robert W. Hastings - S.L.U. – Alabama Nature Conservancy - alligator ecology.
    • Dr. Richard A. Seigel - S.L.U. - Towson St. U. - herp ecology.
    • The following herpetologists were schooled in Hammond:
    • Noah Anderson - Ph.D. student at Idaho St. Univ. - thermal ecology of gopher tortoises/reproductive and behavioral ecology of snakes. S.L.U. M.S.
    • Lisa Aucoin - Amphiuma - S.L.U. M.S. student.
    • Don Church – Ph.D. student at ? - salamander ecology – S.L.U. M.S.
    • Charles Criscione – Oregon St. U. – gecko parasites – S.L.U. M.S.
    • Dr. J. Sean Doody - Postdoc, U. Canberra (Australia) - nesting ecology of turtles. S.L.U. M.S.
    • Dr.Clifford Fontenot - S.L.U. - garter snake ecology. S.L.U. M.S. Ph.D. U. California Santa Barbara.
    • Brad Glorioso – M.S. student at Middle Tennessee St. U. – turtle ecology. S.L.U. B.S.
    • Brian Horne – Ohio U. - nesting ecology of turtles/conservation of map turtles. S.L.U. M.S.
    • Tom Lorenz - ? – reproductive ecology of water snakes. S.L.U. M.S.
    • Dr. William Lutterschmidt - Sam Houston St. U. (Texas) - physiological ecology of snakes. S.L.U. M.S.
    • Dr. Laura R. Mahrt - Eastern Oregon U. - behavioral ecology of squamates. S.L.U. M.S.
    • Melissa Pilgrim - Ph.D student, U. Arkansas - life history evolution in snakes. S.L.U. M.S.
    • Dr.Stephen Richter – E. Kentucky U. - anuran behavioral ecology and conservation. S.L.U. M.S.
    • +Dr. Joseph Slowinski – California Acad. Sci.. - elapid specialist. S.L.U. Postdoc.
    • Kelley R. Smith - technician, L.S.U - conservation biology of turtles. S.L.U. M.S.
    • Travis Taggert - Sternberg Museum of Natural History - curator of herpetology. S.L.U. M.S.
    • Jeanne Young - Ph.D Student, U. Canberra (Australia) - physiological ecology of amphibians. S.L.U. M.S
  • HOUMA
    • Dr. Ernest A. Liner - retired from Squibb Pharmaceuticals - studies in general herp and herps of Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
  • LAFAYETTE AND VICINITY
    • Dr. Jacoby Carter - U.S.G.S., Natl. Wetlands Res. Ctr. - amphibian surveys, ecological modeling.
    • Paul J. Conzelmann – National Park Service - ecology of Ambystoma texanum and faunal surveys.
    • Dr. Robert G. Jaeger - U.L..L. - salamander ecology. Former editor of Herpetologica.
    • Dr. Clint Jeske - USGS, Natl. Wetlands Res. Ctr. - snakes.
    • +Edward Avery McIlhenny (1872-1949) - Avery Island, Tabasco Sauce manufacturer - natural history of alligator and related studies.
    • Dr. Thomas Michot - U.S.G.S., Natl. Wetlands Res. Ctr. - biotelemetry studies of water snakes.
    • Dr. Brad R. Moon - U.L.L. - functional anatomy and comparative physiology of herps.
    • Dr. Susan Walls - U.S.G.S., Natl. Wetlands Res. Ctr. - frog and salamander surveys.
    • Graduate students:
    • Brian Lorenz - U.L.L. M.S. student - amphibian conservation.
    • Nancy Kohn - U.L.L. Ph.D. student – salamander behavior(?).
    • Ethan Prosen - U.L.L. Ph.D. student - salamander behavior.
    • Ali Rabatsky - U.L.L. Ph.D. student - snake behavior(?).
    • Ryan Taylor - U.L.L. Ph.D. student - frog behavior.
    • George Wang - U.L.L. Ph.D. student - salamander behavior.
    • The following herpetologists were formerly in Lafayette:
    • Dr. Charles Calliouet - Nat'l. Marine Fish. Serv., Galveston- an ichthyologist, now working on Ridley Sea Turtles. U.L.L.
    • Dr. M. J. Fouquette - Arizona St. U. - systematics of Neotropical hylid frogs. U.L.L.
    • Dr. James F. Jackson – retired, in Florida - systematics of lizards. U.L.L.
    • Dr. Edmund D. Keiser, Jr. , - (see "Baton Rouge"). U.L.L.
    • Janene Lichtenberg – Flathead Reservation, MT - amphibian surveys. U.S.G.S., Natl. Wetlands Res. Ctr.
    • Dr. Larry David Wilson - (see "Baton Rouge"). U.L.L.
    • The following herpetologists were schooled in Lafayette:
    • Dr. Jonathan Akin - Northwestern LA St. U. - skink behavior. U.L.L. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Carl Anthony - John Carroll U., OH - salamander ecology. U.L.L. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Christopher Beachy - Minot St. U., ND - salamander ecology. U.L.L. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Bryant Buchanan - Stephens C., Missouri - frog behavior. U.L.L. Ph.D.
    • Dr. David C. Cannatella - U. Texas Austin - hylid systematics. U.L.L. B.S.
    • Paul J. Conzelmann - (see "Lafayette"). U.L.L. B.S. & M.S.
    • James Delahoussaye - LA DEQ - hylid sperm. U.L.L. B.S. & M.S.
    • Dr. Alicia Mathis - Southwest Missouri St. U. - salamander ecology. U.L.L. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Thomas Michot - see above - U.L.L. B.S.
    • Dr. Edward C. Morgan - Temple Jr. C. - snake systematics. U.L.L. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Michael Moore - Mercer U., Georgia - frog ecology. U.L.L. Ph.D.
    • Vania Nunes - Ph.D. student, New Mexico St. U. - salamander behavior. U.L.L. M.S.
    • Robert Page - salamander behavior. U.L.L. M.S.
    • Dr. E. Davis Parker - (see "Lake Charles"). U.L.L. B.S.
    • Dr. Megan Peterson - U.L.L. M.S. & Ph.D.
    • Dr. J. Alan Pounds - Monteverde, Costa Rica - amphibian ecology - Ph.D. student at U.L.L.
    • Steve Shively - U.S. Forest Service, Gardner - herp surveys & turtles. U.L.L. M.S.
    • Janet Simons - (see "New Orleans"). U.L.L. M.S.
    • Dr. Richard Simons - (see "New Orleans"). U.L.L. Ph.D.
    • Normal Sisk - rattlesnake behavior. U.L.L. M.S.
    • Dr. Mark A. Staton - South Carolina - caiman ecology. U.L.L. B.S.
    • Johnny Tarver - (see "Baton Rouge"). U.L.L. B.S.
    • Dr. Robert A. Thomas - (see "New Orleans"). U.L.L. B.S.
    • Dr. Victor Townsend, Jr. - U.L.L. M.S. & Ph.D.
    • Dr. Susan Walls - U.S.G.S. Natl. Wetlands Res. Ctr. - salamander ecology. U.L.L. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Jill Wicknick - John Carroll U., Ohio - salamander ecology. U.L.L. Ph.D.
  • LAKE CHARLES
    • Dr. Harry Meyer - McNeese St. U. - gecko ecology.
    • Dr. Mark A. Paulissen - McNeese St. U. – learning in lizards, gecko ecology.
    • Avery A. Williams - associated with the collection, occasionally teaches Herpetology - presently at L.S.U.E.
    • Dr. Mark L. Wygoda - McNeese St. U. - anuran physiology.
    • The following herpetologists were formerly in Lake Charles:
    • Dr. E. Davis Parker - Denmark - population genetics of teiids; now working on cockroaches.
    • The following herpetologists were schooled in Lake Charles:
    • Tabatha Hibbs - McNeese St. U. - gecko ecology
    • Avery Williams - see above - BS & MS.
    • Jerry G. Walls - McNeese BS & MS - popular books and magazines on herps.
  • LAPLACE

+Buck Prima and Dan Vicknair - actually LaPlace - sell herps.

  • LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM (Cocodrie)
    • Dr. Nina de Luca - lizards of the genus Lacerta.
    • Dr. Stephen Rabalais - sea turtles.
    • MONROE
    • Dr. John L. Carr - U.L.M. - turtle ecology.
    • Dr. John Knesel . U.L.M. - reproductive biology of Macroclemys.
    • Dr. Neil Douglas - U.L.M., retired - general herp studies, but primarily an ichthyologist. Former curator of collection.
    • Graduate students:
    • Jason Hatfield - U.L.M. M.S. - turtles ecology.
    • The following herpetologist was formerly in Monroe:
    • +Dr. Robert E. Gordon - a V.P. of U. Notre Dame - salamander ecology. U.L.M.
    • The following herpetologists were schooled in Monroe:
    • Dorah Coley - Monroe - turtle ecology - U.L.M. M.S.
    • Jackie Grayson ? - blood parasites of turtles - U.L.M. M.S.
    • Eli Greenbaum - U. Kansas Ph.D. student - Apalone embryology. U.L.M. M.S.
    • Brent Harrel - Starkville, MS - Macroclemys ecology - U.L.M. M.S.
    • Mike Harrell - Monroe - growth of Macroclemys. U.L.M. M.S.
    • Dr. John Knesel - U.L.M. - reproductive biology of Macroclemys. U.L.M. M.S.
    • Dr. Edward C. Morgan - (see "Lafayette"). U.L.M. M.S.
    • Don Morizot - ? - general herps. U.L.M. M.S.
    • Dr. Charles Painter - New Mexico Dept. Fish & Game - snakes & general. U.L.M. M.S.
    • Sandra Powell - Georgia - sperm of Macroclemys. U.L.M. M.S.
    • Amanda Rosenzweig – Audubon Nature Institute - turtle ecology. U.L.M. M.S.
    • Johnny Tarver - (see "Baton Rouge"). U.L.M. M.S.
  • NATCHITOCHES
    • Dr. Jonathan Akin - Northwestern LA St. U. - salamander and Scincella behavior.
    • Dr. Kenneth L. Williams - Northwestern Louisiana St. U., retired - milksnake systematics.
    • The following herpetologist was schooled in Natchitoches:
    • Theron Magers - Northwestern LA St. U. BS - snake ecology.
  • NEW IBERIA
    • Greg Linscomb and Noel Kinler - LA Wildlife & Fish. - alligator ecology.
  • NEW ORLEANS AREA
    • Richard C. Atkinson - Audubon Zoo - captive care of herps.
    • Dr. Henry L. Bart - Tulane U. - ichthyologist working on Necturus. U.N.O. B.S.
    • +Dr. George Beyer (1861-1962) - Tulane U. - first resident herpetologist in Louisiana.
    • Mike Boley - Louisiana Nature Center - captive care of herps.
    • J. Kevin Bowler - Audubon Zoo - rattlesnake ecology and captive care of herps.
    • +Dr. Fred Cagle (1915-1968) - Tulane U. - specialized in turtle anatomy, systematics, and ecology. Was Vice President of Tulane U.
    • +Dr. Roland Coulson (retired), Dr. Jack Herbert, and Thomas Coulson - L.S.U. Medical Center - biochemical studies on metabolism in alligators.
    • Dr. Kraig Derstler - U.N.O. - paleontologist, fossil turtles.
    • Dr. Herbert C. Dessauer - L.S.U. Medical Center, retired - "Father" of biochemical systematics in herps. Was curator of frozen tissue collection.
    • Dr. Harold A. Dundee - Tulane U., retired - general herp work and snake behavior. Co-authored the The Amphibians and Reptiles of Louisiana with Rossman. Was copy editor and Caudata section editor of CAAR. Still curator of Tulane's collection.
    • +Dr. Wade Fox (1920-1964) - L.S.U. Medical Center - anatomy of herps and systematics of western Thamnophis.
    • Brad Glorioso – Holy Cross HS grad, Chalmette native, M.S. student at Middle Tennessee St. U. – turtle ecology.
    • Ian Hiler - Aquarium of the Americas - dart-poison frog husbandry.
    • Dr. Duncan Irschick - Tulane U. - ecology and demographics of lizards (especially Anolis).
    • Dr. Kirkland L. Jones – DynMcDermott (operates the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) – lizard systematics.
    • Dr. Karen Kandl - U.N.O. - conservation of amphibians & reptiles.
    • Dr. Scott Michael - Tulane Medical School - West Indian frogs.
    • +Dr. Walter Moore - Loyola U. - invertebrate biologist who published a few general herp studies.
    • Dr. Joseph H. K. Pechmann - U.N.O. - amphibian ecology.
    • +Dr. George Penn - Tulane U. - entomologist and crawfish expert who published a few herp papers.
    • Dr. James S. Rogers - U.N.O. - biochemical systematics and biometry with emphasis on evolution.
    • Dr. Robert A. Thomas - Loyola U. - systematics of Neotropical snakes (Philodryas, Thamnodynastes, Galápagos snakes, and relatives).
    • Dr. Robert Tompkins - Tulane U. - Xenopus. Retired.
    • +Dr. Harold Trapido - L.S.U. Medical Center - systematics of snakes, notably Storeria. Before he died, he specialized in tropical medicine.
    • +Percy Viosca (1892-1961) - La. Wildl. Fish. Comm. and private biol. supply house - many general publications. Described Hyla avivoca and Necturus beyeri. First nationally prominent Louisiana herpetologist.
    • Bill Watts - LA Gulf Coast Herp Society - herp husbandry.
    • Lawrence Williams - Dillard U. - tadpole ecology.
    • Dr. Robert Yaeger - Tulane Medical Center, retired - herp parasites.
    • Postdoctoral fellows:
    • Dr. Anthony Herrel - Tulane U. - functional morphology of snakes - Univ. Antwerpen, Belgium Ph.D.
    • Dr. Bieke Vanhooydonck - Tulane U. - lizard ecology - Univ. Antwerpen, Belgium Ph.D.
    • Graduate students:
    • Dean Croshaw - U.N.O. Ph.D. student - evolutionary ecology.
    • Tricia Hardt - Tulane Medical Center Ph.D. student - bufonid toxins (snake venom studies for MS at Tulane Medical Center)
    • Norman Leonard - U.N.O. Ph.D. student - effects of invasive species on amphibians; stream ecology.
    • Nicole Thurgate - U.N.O. Ph.D. student - frog ecology.
    • Shawn E. Vincent - Tulane U. Ph.D. student - Eleutherodactylus reproduction and Nerodia feeding behavior.
    • Laura Vogel – U.N.O. Ph.D. student – Conservation biology of Bufo hybridization, hybrid zone dynamics and maintenance
    • The following herpetologists were formerly in New Orleans:
    • Dr. Andy Arata - Tulane Medical Center, Washington, DC - mammalogist who published a few herp papers.
    • Dr. Steven Ayala - now in California - lizard ecology and blood studies. Tulane Medical Center.
    • +Dr. Charles E. Dunlap - ? - Dermochelys anatomy. Tulane Medical Center.
    • Dr. Thomas H. Fritts - U.S. Fish & Wildl. Serv., Fort Collins - lizard systematics, sea turtles, and related studies.
    • Dr. J. Whitfield Gibbons - U. Georgia and Savannah River Ecology Lab - ecology of herps, especially turtles. Spent five years of his youth in New Orleans; worked with Donald Tinkle.
    • Dr. Louis Guillette - U. Florida - formerly Visiting Scientist, Tulane-Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research - endocrinologist working on hormone mimicking chemicals in alligators.
    • Dr. Thomas Hernandez - University Hospital in Lafayette - biochemical studies of alligators. L.S.U. Medical Center, retired.
    • Steve Karsen - Baptist Theological Seminary - general herps with LA Nature Conservancy; wrote book on the herps of Hong Kong.
    • Dr. A. Ross Kiester - USDA Forest Service, Oregon - ecology of lizards. Tulane U
    • Dr. Alex Knight – Stanford U. - molecular studies of herps. post doc at L.S.U. Medical Center.
    • Aimée Thomas Lee - U. Southern Mississippi - salamander/spider interactions.
    • Kirk Paretti - Oklahoma - care of herps. Audubon Zoo.
    • Larry Raymond - Walter B. Jacobs Nature Park - ecology of herps. Native.
    • Dr. Robert Reynolds - U.S. Fish & Wildl. Serv., Smithsonian - snakes.
    • Dr. Douglas Ruby - Drexel U. - lizard ecology. Dillard U.
    • Dr. Terry D. Schwaner – SW Utah U. - biochemical systematics of snakes and lizard ecology. Grew up in New Orleans.
    • Janet Simons - Hamilton C., Clinton, NY. - salamander behavior. U.N.O.
    • Dr. Richard Simons - ? - salamander histology & behavior. Xavier U.
    • Andy Snider - Detroit Zoo - care of herps. Audubon Zoo.
    • Dr. Joseph Tihen - U. Notre Dame, retired - herp paleontology. Tulane U.
    • Dr. E. Peter Volpe - Mercer U. Medical School. Retired. - hybridization, immunology, and embryology. Lives part time in New Orleans. Tulane U.
    • The following herpetologists were schooled in New Orleans:
    • Dr. Paul K. Anderson - U. Alberta - a mammalogist who published some in herp physiology and general studies. Tulane U. M.S.
    • Sam Arny - ? - Tulane U. M.S.
    • Dr. Laurence E. Bayless - Concord C. - Acris. Tulane U. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Don R. Boyer - Washburn U. - turtles. Tulane U. Ph.D.
    • Dr. John E. Cadle - Brookfield Zoo - biochemical systematics of snakes. L.S.U. Medical Center postdoc.
    • Dr. Hsien-yu Cheng - Taiwan - Tulane U. Ph.D.
    • Dr. A. H. Chaney - Texas A&M U., Kingsville, retired - general studies. Tulane U. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Llewellyn D. Densmore - Texas Tech U. - biochemical systematics. L.S.U. Medical Center Ph.D.
    • Dr. James L. Dobie - Auburn U. - turtle paleontology. Tulane U. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Richard Etheridge - California St. U, retired;., San Diego - lizard syst. Tulane U.
    • Dr. Gary W. Ferguson - T.C.U. - lizard ecology. Tulane U. B.S.
    • Dr. Robert Feuer – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science, retired. - snake mortality. Tulane U. M.S.
    • Dr. Don Gartside - Australia - biochemical studies. L.S.U. Medical Center postdoc.
    • +Dr. Robert E. Gordon - (see "Monroe"). Tulane U. Ph.D.
    • Sue Harvey Hampton - ? - Tulane U. M.S.
    • Dr. Donald R. Hart – Ontario, consulting work - Tulane U. Ph.D.
    • Imogene Hill - ? - Gulf Coast Amphiuma. Tulane U. M.S.
    • +Dr. Richard M. Johnson (1924-1982) - U. South Alabama - general studies. Tulane U.
    • Beverly Limbaugh - ? - tadpoles. Tulane U. M.S.
    • Dr. Amy Lowechick - M.D. in Dallas - reptile parasites. Tulane Medical Center Ph.D.
    • Dr. Harry S. McDonald - Stephen F. Austin St. U., retired - physiology. Loyola U. B.S.
    • Dr. Shou-Hsian Mao - Taiwan U. - Taiwan herps. L.S.U. Medical Center postdoc.
    • Dr. Richard R. Montanucci - Clemson U. - lizard systematics. L.S.U. Medical Center postdoc.
    • Dr. Larry Ogren - Nat'l. Marine Fish. Serv., Panama City - sea turtles. Loyola U.
    • Kirk Paretti - Oklahoma - care of herps. Audubon Zoo. U.N.O. herpetology.
    • Dr. Francis L. Rose - Southwest Texas St. U. - salamander physiology. Tulane U. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Terry D. Schwaner – SW Utah U. - biochemical systematics of snakes and lizard ecology. L.S.U. Medical Center postdoc.
    • Dr. David M. Sever – S.L.U. – salamander anatomy. Tulane U. Ph.D.
    • +Dr. C. Robert Shoop - U. Rhode Island, retired, living in S.C. - salamander ecology. Tulane U. Ph.D.
    • Joyce Siekmann - New Orleans - tadpoles. Tulane U. M.S.
    • Andy Snider - Detroit Zoo - care of herps. Audubon Zoo. U.N.O. herpetology.
    • Ian Sutherland - Jackson, MO, attorney - Tulane U. M.S.
    • Dr. Don Sutton - ? - snake hemoglobins. L.S.U. Medical Center Ph.D.
    • Dr. Howard K. Suzuki - U. Florida - turtles. Tulane U. Ph.D.
    • Dr. Robert A. Thomas - (see above). L.S.U. Medical Center postdoc.
    • +Dr. Donald W. Tinkle (1930-1980) - U. Michigan - lizard ecosystematics. Tulane U. Ph.D.
    • +Dr. Mirian Blank Vinegar - ? - lizards. Tulane U. B.S.
    • +Percy Viosca - general herps - Tulane U. M.S.
    • Dr. Robert G. Webb - U. Texas El Paso, retired - Mexican herps and systematics of Trionyx. Tulane U.
  • ROCKEFELLER WILDLIFE REFUGE (Cameron Parish)
    • Ted Joanen (retired), Larry McNease, Dr. Ruth Elsey, and V. A. Lance - alligator ecology.
  • RUSTON
    • Dr. Billy J. Davis - L.T.U., retired - general herp studies, but primarily an ichthyologist. Curator of collection.
    • The following herpetologists were formerly in Ruston:
    • Dr. James P. Bogart - U. Guelph - chromosome studies of frogs. L.T.U.
    • +R. F. Clark - L.T.U. - snake surveys.
  • SHREVEPORT AND VICINITY
    • Amanda Crnkovic - LSUS, collections manager - variety of herp studies.
    • +L. S. Frierson, Jr. - local naturalist, Frierson, LA - notes on herps of area. Reported Phrynosoma and Crotaphytus in LA.
    • Dr. Laurence M. Hardy - L.S.U.S. - systematics of snakes such as Ficimia, Gyalopion, and Tantilla. Curator of collection.
    • Dr. Beth E. Leuck - Centenary C. - lizard ecology.
    • Dr. Malcolm L. McCallum – L.S.U.S. – amphibian conservation biology and environmental physiology.
    • Larry Raymond - Walter B. Jacobs Nature Park - salamander ecology.
    • Graduate students:
    • Eileen Banach – LSUS M.S. - snake systematics
    • Jarod Vermeesch – LSUS M.S. – turtles.
    • The following herpetologist was formerly in Shreveport:
    • Dr. Morris Jackson - physician in east Texas - reptilian skin. L.S.U. Medical Center.
    • The following herpetologists were schooled in Shreveport:
    • Amanda Crnkovic - LSUS Musuem - variety of herp studies – L.S.U.S. M.S..
    • Dr. John Himes – Natural Heritage Program, Nevada - snake ecology. L.S.U.S. M.S.
  • OTHER HERPETOLOGISTS WHO ARE LOUISIANIANS:
    • Dr. Crawford Jackson - National U., San Diego - turtle ecology and systematics.
    • Dr. Frederick B. Turner - Los Angeles - radiation effects on herps and general ecology.
    • Dr. J. Martin Walker (= James M. Walker) - U. Arkansas - lizard systematics.

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Updated October 7, 2008