​Enrique Santoyo-Brito / Herpetology

My research interest revolves around the natural history and behavioral ecology of herpetofauna. My projects involve fieldwork, laboratory work, and fluid-preserved specimens. I have studied amphibian and reptile diversity (at all three levels), lizard sociality (parental care and group living), lizard predator avoidance (solitary vs grouped individuals), and diverse effects constant incubation temperature has on lizard hatchlings (sex ratio and sex reversal). I have recently focused my research on studying how climate change has affected lizard communities and populations (composition, activity patterns, and body size). I have led research in Mexico, the USA, and Chile, and currently maintain collaborations in all three countries.

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I am also interested in Biological or Natural History Collections, and I am a proponent of their creation, growth, use, management, and curation. In my research projects, it is common to use preserved reptile specimens and associated data to investigate the ecology and natural history of reptile species, both past and present.

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Currently, I serve as the Scientific Specialist, Fluid Collections Manager at the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) located at the Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. At INHS, I manage and curate approximately 1.3 million specimens of Fish, Crustaceans, Amphibians & Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals. .

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

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