Eric Nelson Smith

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Eric Nelson Smith
Born (1969-09-18) September 18, 1969 (age 55)
Oklahoma, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Texas at Arlington
Known forResearch 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.

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Biography

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]

Taxa named in his honor

Selected species described

References

  1. "Dr. Eric N. Smith — Department of Biology at UTA". web.archive.org. 2014-09-28. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  2. Eric N Smith, University of Texas at Austin
  3. "Eric N. Smith, Ph.D. – Eric Smith Research Group". uta.edu. 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2025-01-15 via web.archive.org.