Eric Nelson Smith

American herpetologist (born 1969) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eric Nelson Smith (born September 18, 1969 in Oklahoma) is an American herpetologist. He is specialized in the herpetofauna of Central America. The taxa Crotalus ericsmithi (2008) and Centrolene ericsmithi (2023) are named in his honor. Smith described a total of 84 different taxon.

Born (1969-09-18) September 18, 1969 (age 56)
Oklahoma, United States
KnownforResearch on Central American herpetofauna
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Eric Nelson Smith
Born (1969-09-18) September 18, 1969 (age 56)
Oklahoma, United States
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Arlington
Known forResearch on Central American herpetofauna
Scientific career
FieldsHerpetology
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas at Arlington
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Biography

Born in Oklahoma, United States in 1969 he and grew up in Guatemala. In 1992 he moved to Texas where he earned his PhD at the University of Texas at Arlington. Afterwards he became professor of biology at the University of Texas at Arlington.[1][2][3]

Taxa named in his honor

Selected species described

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