Kevin Green
KEVIN E. GREEN
M.S. Student
Graduate Research Assistant
Education:
M.S. Biology, Eastern New Mexico University (in progress)
B.S. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Eastern New Mexico University, 2025
Research Project: Assessing the distribution and conservation status of imperiled aquatic turtles in southwestern Indiana
Research Overview: I am conducting surveys for four species of imperiled turtles in southwestern Indiana: False Map Turtle, River Cooter, Smooth Softshell, and Eastern Mud Turtle. Additionally, I will estimate population sizes and summarize demographic data on these focal species, identify high-quality nesting sites, and locate hot-spots of species abundance and diversity for future conservation action. I am also working on projects documenting the spread of the Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis) along the Ohio River, the diet and parasites of non-native house geckos (Hemidactylus) in south Texas, and the prevalence of amphibian pathogens in an introduced population of Rio Cauca Caecilians (Typhlonectes natans) from south Florida.
Publications:
Keim C (and 282 others, including Green KE). In review. SNAPSHOT USA 2025: year 7 of the coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States. Biodiversity Data Journal.
Davis DR, Green KE, Guadiana CJ, Pons, Jr MB, LaDuc TJ. In revision. Distribution of introduced Hemidactylus (Gekkonidae: Squamata) across south Texas, USA. Herpetological Conservation and Biology.
Green KE, Kuschel JE, Summo Elias SD, DeWeerd BJ, Davis DR. In review. New distributional records of Hemidactylus aff. malcolmsmithi from south Texas, USA. Herpetological Review.
Rooney B (and 259 others, including Green KE). 2026. SNAPSHOT USA 2024: year 6 of the coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States. Global Ecology and Biogeography 35:e70229. [PDF]
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]
Green KE, Davis DR. 2025. Expanding the known range of Hemidactylus aff. malcolmsmithi: new records from Louisiana and Mississippi, USA. Herpetological Review 56:282–283. [PDF]
Green KE, Davis DR. 2024. Rana pipiens (northern leopard frog). Defensive behavior. Herpetological Review 55:549–550. [PDF]
Green KE, Davis DR. 2024. Historic amphibian and reptile records from the Natural History Museum, Eastern New Mexico University. Herpetological Review 55:531–532. [PDF]
Green KE, Power JG, Davis DR. 2024. Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog). Predation. Herpetological Review 55:411–412. [PDF]
Hutcherson ZA, Green KE, Summo Elias SD, Davis DR. 2024. Geographic distribution: Hemidactylus turcicus (Mediterranean gecko). Herpetological Review 55:371–372. [PDF]
Grants:
Examining the current distribution of the invasive Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis) along the Ohio River in southeastern Indiana; Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Travel Award ($500); May 2025
Understanding the distribution and negative effects of recently established invasive Hemidactylus from south Texas; Texas Academy of Science, Student Research Proposal ($1500); January 2025
Prevalence of two amphibian pathogens in non-native caecilians established in Miami, Florida; New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation Undergraduate Research Scholar ($2500); January 2025
Understanding the distribution and negative effects of recently established invasive Hemidactylus from south Texas; Texas Herpetological Society, Grants-in-Herpetology ($500); December 2024
Prevalence of two amphibian pathogens in non-native caecilians established in Miami, Florida; New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation Undergraduate Research Scholar ($1500); September 2024
Examining the current distribution of the invasive Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis) along the Ohio River in southeastern Indiana; Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Travel Award ($500); May 2024
Examining morphological variation among disjunct populations of the Greater Earless Lizard in New Mexico; New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation Undergraduate Research Scholar ($2500); January 2024
Presentations:
Green KE, Davis DR. Diet and parasites of newly documented Hemidactylus from south Texas, USA. Texas Academy of Science 129th Annual Meeting; Tyler, Texas; February 2026 [poster presentation]
Green KE, Davis DR. Prevalence of two amphibian pathogens in non-native caecilians in Miami, Florida. Eastern New Mexico University, Student Research and Creativity Conference; Portales, New Mexico; April 2025 [poster presentation]
Green KE, Davis DR. Examining morphological variation among disjunct populations of the greater earless lizard in New Mexico. Eastern New Mexico University, Student Research and Creativity Conference; Portales, New Mexico; April 2024 [poster presentation]
