Frank Burbrink | |
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Born | Frank Thomas Burbrink |
Citizenship | ![]() |
Alma mater | University of Illinois |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Herpetology |
Institutions | American Museum of Natural History College of Staten Island |
Frank Thomas Burbrink usually written as Frank T. Burbrink is an American herpetologist. [1]
In 1995, he graduated from the University of Illinois, and in 2000 he received his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. He works at the American Museum of Natural History as a curator in the Department of Herpetology and at the College of Staten Island in the Biology Department. [2]
His research focuses on the study of snakes, particularly the evolutionary history and biogeography of reptiles. He has participated in scientific expeditions in North America, South America, Asia, and Madagascar. [2]
There are thirteen taxon names authored by Frank T. Burbrink including Candoiinae, Maculophis and Pantherophis slowinskii . [2]