Caden Myers

CADEN J. MYERS
Undergraduate Student
Research Technician (Summer 2025, 2026)

Education:
B.S. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida (in progress)

Research Project: Diet of the non-native Moorish Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) in Texas, USA

Research Overview: I am an undergraduate researcher who has been assisting with fieldwork and research on projects studying Western Ribbonsnakes, Plain-bellied Watersnakes, Mexican Gartersnakes, Rio Grande Cooters, and SGCN frogs across New Mexico and Texas over the past two summers. I am also lead on a project examining the diet of non-native Moorish Geckos (Tarentola mauritanica) from San Antonio, Texas, and am in the process of publishing these data. Recently, this work has also expanded to include both external and internal parasites found in these non-native lizards. Throughout all of this, I have been actively collecting voucher specimens of amphibians and reptiles to help document species occurrence, especially in regions where there has been limited survey efforts. While at UF, I am working on a project examining dentition asymmetry in New World snail-eating snakes.

Publications:
Haag MM, Myers CJ, Davis DR. In review. Nerodia paucimaculata (Concho watersnake). Diet. Herpetological Review.

Myers CJ, Haag MM, Davis DR. In review. Geographic distribution: Hemidactylus aff. malcolmsmithi. Herpetological Review.

Haag MM, DeWeerd BJ, Myers CJ, Davis DR. In review. Rana catesbeiana (American bullfrog). Diet. Herpetological Review.

Myers CJ, Genter BW, Davis DR. In review. County records of amphibians and reptiles from the High Plains ecoregion of Texas, USA. Herpetological Review.

Myers CJ, Genter BW, Green KE, Kuschel JE, Duffendack SJ, Davis DR. 2025. Geographic distribution: Tarentola mauritanica (Moorish gecko). Herpetological Review 56:382–383. [PDF]

Myers CJ, Davis DR. 2025. Terrapene ornata (ornate box turtle). Diet. Herpetological Review 56:199. [PDF]

Presentations:
Myers CJ, LaDuc TJ, Davis DR. Diet of the non-native Moorish Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) in Texas, USA. Southwestern Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (SWPARC) Annual Meeting; Albuquerque, New Mexico; August 2025 [poster presentation] *1st Place Poster Award