​Enrique Santoyo-Brito / Herpetology

I am a biologist with an MSc in Wildlife Management and Conservation and a Ph.D. in Zoology. I currently serve as the Fluid Collections Manager at the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS), where I oversee the care and preservation of more than 1.3 million specimens across five major biological collections: Fish, Crustaceans, Amphibians & Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals.

 

My research is rooted in behavioral ecology, with a particular focus on sociality and the evolution of social behavior in lizards, including group living, parental care, and antipredator strategies. I am also interested in understanding how climate change is shaping lizard populations over ecological and evolutionary timescales.​ To address these questions, I integrate immersive fieldwork with controlled laboratory experiments and historical data derived from specimens preserved in natural history collections. This combined approach allows me to examine biological patterns and processes across both space and time.

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Please browse my site for more information on my research activities and publications.

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