Eric Nelson Smith | |
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Born | Oklahoma, United States | September 18, 1969
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Texas at Arlington |
Known for | Research on Central American herpetofauna |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Herpetology |
Institutions | University of Texas at Arlington |
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 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. At He became afterward professor of biology at the University of Texas at Arlington. [1] [2] [3]