Dominic L. DeSantis, Ph.D.

Tipton, A. F., & D. L. DeSantis. In Press. Scale-dependent effects of roadways on the movement behavior of large-bodied pitviper (Crotalus horridus). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

 

Leyte-Manrique, A., V. Mata-Silva, O. Báez-Montes, L. A. Fucsko, D. L. DeSantis, E. García-Padilla, A. Rocha, J. D. Johnson, L. W. Porras, & L. D. Wilson. 2022. The herpetofauna of Guanajuato, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 16:133–180.

 

Emerson, J. D., D. L. DeSantis, A. E. Wagler, V. Mata-Silva, & J. D. Johnson. 2022. Movement, home range size, and habitat use of Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus ornatus) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Herpetologica 78:110–118.

 

Barragán-Vázquez, M. R., L. Ríos-Rodas, L. A. Fucsko, L. W. Porras, V. Mata-Silva, A. Rocha, D. L. DeSantis, E. García-Padilla, J. D. Johnson, & L. D. Wilson. 2022. The herpetofauna of Tabasco, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 16:1–61.

 

García-Padilla, E., V. Mata-Silva, I. Villalobos-Juárez, E. A. López-Esquivel, M. C. Lavariega, A. Rocha, D. L. DeSantis, A. I. Melgar-Martínez, J. D. Johnson, L. A. Fucsko, & D. Lazcano. 2022. The amphibians and reptiles of the Los Chimalapas region, Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico: composition, distributional categorization, conservation status, and biodiversity significance. Biology and Society 5:37–76.

 

Cruz-Elizalde, R., A. Ramírez-Bautista, R Pineda-López, V. Mata-Silva, D. L. DeSantis, E. Garcia-Padilla, J. D. Johnson, A. Rocha, L. A. Fucsko, & L. D. Wilson. 2022. The herpetofauna of Querétaro, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 16:148–192.

 

Garcia Padilla, E., D. L. DeSantis, A. Rocha, L. A. Fucsko, J. D. Johnson, D. Lazcano, & L. D. Wilson. 2022. Biological and cultural diversity in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico: Strategies for conservation among indigenous communities. Biology and Society 5:48–72.

 

Cruz-Elizalde, R., A. Ramírez-Bautista, V. Mata-Silva, D. L. DeSantis, E. García-Padilla, J. D. Johnson, & L. D. Wilson. 2022. The herpetofauna of Querétaro, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 16:148–192.

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Mata-Silva, V., E. García-Padilla, A. Rocha, D. L. Desantis, J. D. Johnson, A. Ramírez-Bautista, & L. D. Wilson. 2021. Reexamination of the herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: Composition update, physiographic distribution, and conservation commentary. Zootaxa 4996:201–252. PDF

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García-Padilla, E., D. L. DeSantis, A. Rocha, V. Mata-Silva, J. D. Johnson, & L. D. Wilson. 2021. Mesoamerican salamanders (Amphibia: Caudata) as a conservation focal group. Biologia y Sociedad. 

 

DeSantis, D. L., V. Mata-Silva, J. D. Johnson, & A. E. Wagler. 2020. Integrative framework for long-term activity monitoring in small and secretive animals: validation with a cryptic pitviper. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8:169. PDF 

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García-Padilla, E., D. L. DeSantis, A. Rocha, V. Mata-Silva, J. D. Johnson, & L. D. Wilson. 2020. Conserving the Mesoamerican Herpetofauna: The Most Critical Case of the Priority Level One Endemic Species. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 14:73. PDF

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Ramírez-Bautista, A., U. Hernández-Salinas, R. Cruz-Elizalde, C. Berriozabal-Islas, I. Moreno-Lara, D. L. DeSantis, J. D. Johnson, E. García-Padilla, V. Mata-Silva, & L. D. Wilson. 2020. The herpetofauna of Hidalgo, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 14:63–118. PDF

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DeSantis, D. L., A. E. Wagler, V. Mata-Silva, & J. D. Johnson. 2019. Effects of human-made resource hotspots on seasonal spatial strategies by a desert pitviper. Scientific Reports 9:16690. PDF

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DeSantis, D. L. 2019. Movement ecology of a cryptic ambush predator: integrating radio telemetry and tri-axial accelerometry to evaluate spatial strategies and activity pattern by Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox). Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso. PDF

 

Lazcano, D., M. N. Reyes, E. García-Padilla, J. D. Johnson, V. Mata-Silva, D. L. DeSantis, & L. D. Wilson. 2019. The herpetofauna of Coahuila, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 13:31–94. PDF

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Mata-Silva, V., D. L. Desantis, E. García-Padilla, J. D. Johnson, & L. D. Wilson. 2019. The endemic herpetofauna of Central America: a casualty of anthropocentrism. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 13:1–64. PDF

 

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, A. E. Wagler, & J. D. Johnson. 2018. Spatial ecology of Rock Rattlesnakes (Crotalus lepidus) in far west Texas. Herpetologica 74:245–254. PDF

 

Woolrich-Piña, G. A., E. García-Padilla, D. L. DeSantis, J. D. Johnson, V. Mata-Silva, & L. D. Wilson. 2017. The herpetofauna of Puebla, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4:791–884. PDF

 

González-Sánchez, V. H., J. D. Johnson, E. García-Padilla, V. Mata-Silva, D. L. DeSantis, & L. D. Wilson. 2017. The Herpetofauna of the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula: Composition, Distribution, and Conservation Status. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4:264–380. PDF

 

Johnson, J. D., L. D. Wilson, V. Mata-Silva, E. García-Padilla, & D. L. DeSantis. 2017. The endemic herpetofauna of Mexico: organisms of global significance in severe peril. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4: 544–620. PDF

 

Davis, D. R., D. L. DeSantis, & C. R. Gabor. 2017. Antipredator behavior of the Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum) in response to aquatic invertebrates: potential consequences of habitat restoration. Hydrobiologia 1–9. PDF

 

DeSantis, D. L., D. R. Davis, & C. R. Gabor. 2013. Chemically mediated predator avoidance in the Barton Springs salamander, Eurycea sosorum. Herpetologica 69:291–297. PDF

 

Book Chapters

 

DeSantis, D. L., E. García-Padilla, L. D. Wilson, & V. Mata-Silva. 2018. Conservation of herpetofauna in disturbed habitats: perspectives from short-term surveys in the Sierra Madre del Sur, Oaxaca, Mexico. Pp. 165–192 in Ecology and Conservation of Fauna in Anthropic Environments (Eds. Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista and Rubén Pineda-López). CONACYT-REFAMA, Mexico. PDF

 

Manuscripts in Preparation or Review

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DeSantis, D. L., V. Mata-Silva, J. D. Johnson, & A. E. Wagler. In Prep. When, how, and why do secretive animals move? Long-term accelerometer monitoring reveals time-scale dependent associations between environmental factors and movement decisions by a cryptic sit-and-wait predator. Remote Sensing.

 

DeSantis, D. L., J. D. Emerson, V. Mata-Silva, & J. D. Johnson. In Prep. Spatial ecology of a highly secretive nocturnal colubrid (Lampropeltis alterna) in far west Texas. Herpetological Conservation and Biology.  

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, A. E. Wagler, & J. D. Johnson. In Prep. Overwintering behavior of Rock Rattlesnakes (Crotalus Lepidus) in far west Texas. Herpetologica. 
 

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Shorter Communications

Open Access Links: Mesoamerican Herpetology, Herpetological Review

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Powers, J. R., M. Thompson, E. Noble, W. Tillett, P. Wilson, M. Moench, & D. L. DeSantis. In Review. Crotalus horridus (Timber Rattlesnake). Arboreal Behavior. Natural History Note. Herpetological Review.

 

Mata-Silva, V., J. D. Johnson, G. Alvarez, & D. L. DeSantis. 2022. Phrynosoma modestum (Round-tailed Horned Lizard). Defensive Behavior. Natural History Note. Herpetological Review 53:328–329.

 

K. R. Garza, J. Schlichte, N. Peters, D. L. Desantis, J. D. Johnson, & V. Mata-Silva. 2017. Urosaurus ornatus (Ornate Tree Lizard) Necrophilia and Feeding Behavior. Herpetological Review 48:442–443.

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Mata-Silva, V., E. García-Padilla, D. L. DeSantis, A. Rocha, L. D. Wilson, P. R. Simón-Salvador, C. Mayoral-Halla, B. F. Montiel-Altamirano, and A. Ramírez-Bautista. 2017. New herpetofaunal distribution records for the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4:679–683.

 

Aguilar-Izaguirre1, E. X., E. García-Padilla, V. Mata-Silva, D. L. DeSantis, J. D. Johnson, and L. D. Wilson. 2017. Geographic Distribution. Rhinophrynus dorsalis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841). Mesoamerican Herpetology 2:444.

 

Mata-Silva, V., E. García-Padilla, D. L. DeSantis, A. Ramírez-Bautista, and L. D. Wilson. 2017. Geographic Distribution. Pseudoeurycea conanti (Bogert, 1967). Mesoamerican Herpetology 2:445.

 

Mata-Silva, V., E. García-Padilla, D. L. DeSantis, L. D. Wilson, and A. Ramírez-Bautista. 2017. Geographic Distribution. Norops macrinii (Smith, 1968). Mesoamerican Herpetology 2:449–450.

 

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, E. García-Padilla, L. D. Wilson, & A. Ramírez-Bautista. 2017. Geographic Distribution. Leptodeira nigrofasciata (Günther, 1868). Mesoamerican Herpetology 2:471–472.

 

Mata-Silva, V., E. García-Padilla, D. L. DeSantis, A. Rocha, L. D. Wilson, & A. Ramírez-Bautista. 2017. Geographic Distribution. Leptodeira uribei (Ramírez-Bautista and Smith, 1992). Mesoamerican Herpetology 2:472–473.

 

Mata-Silva, V., A. Rocha, E. García-Padilla, D. L. DeSantis, L. D. Wilson, and A. Ramírez-Bautista. Geographic Distribution. Manolepis putnami (Jan, 1863). Mesoamerican Herpetology 2:473–475.

 

Riaño-García, M., E. García-Padilla, V. Mata-Silva, D. L. DeSantis, and L. D. Wilson. 2017. Geographic Distribution. Pseudoeurycea conanti (Bogert, 1967). Mesoamerican Herpetology 1:195–196.

 

Riaño-García, M., E. García-Padilla, V. Mata-Silva, D. L. DeSantis, and L. D. Wilson. 2017. Geographic Distribution. Crotalus culimnatus (Klauber, 1952). Mesoamerican Herpetology 1:202–203.

 

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, E. García-Padilla, A. Rocha, L. D. Wilson, & A. Ramírez-Bautista. 2017. Geographic Distribution. Ptychohyla leonhardschultzei (Ahl, 1934). Mesoamerican Herpetology 1:193–194.

 

DeSantis, D. L., V. Mata-Silva, E. García-Padilla, Arturo Rocha, L. D. Wilson, & A. Ramírez-Bautista. 2016. Additional comments on the geographic distribution and conservation status of the recently rediscovered Voiceless Treefrog, Charadrahyla altipotens (Duellman, 1968) from Oaxaca, Mexico. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:1073–1076.

 

DeSantis, D. L., V. Mata-Silva, E. García-Padilla, Arturo Rocha, L. D. Wilson, & A. Ramírez-Bautista. 2016. Geographic Distribution. Sarcohyla pentheter (Adler, 1965). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:1036–1037.

 

García-Padilla, E., E. Mendez-Salinas, E. Garcia-Sandoval, V. Mata-Silva, D. L. DeSantis, & L. D. Wilson. 2016. Geographic Distribution. Micrurus ephippifer (Cope, 1886). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:1063–1064.

 

Ibarra-Contreras, C. A., U. O. Garcia-Vasquez, E. García-Padilla, V. Mata-Silva, D. L. DeSantis, J. D. Johnson, & L. D. Wilson. 2016. Geographic Distribution. Phrynosoma orbiculare (Linnaeus, 1758). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:1046–1047.

 

Lopez-Gomez, S., J. I. Mendoza-Marroquin, E. García-Padilla, V. Mata-Silva, D. L. DeSantis, J. D. Johnson, & L. D. Wilson. 2016. Natural History. Bothrops asper (Garman, 1883). Predation. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:1017–1019.

 

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, E. García-Padilla, Arturo Rocha, L. D. Wilson, & A. Ramírez-Bautista. 2016. Comments on the distribution and conservation of the Morelet’s Treefrog, Agalychnis moreletii (Amphibia: Hylidae) in Oaxaca, Mexico. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:1071–1073.

 

Mata-Silva, V., A. Rocha, D. L. DeSantis, E. García-Padilla, L. D. Wilson, & A. Ramírez-Bautista. 2016. Geographic Distribution. Micrurus browni (Cope, 1863). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3: 1062–1063.

 

Mata-Silva V., D. L. DeSantis, E. García-Padilla, A. Rocha, L. D. Wilson, & A. Ramírez-Bautista. 2016. Geographic Distribution. Exerodonta sumichrasti (Brocchi, 1879). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:1034–1035.

 

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, E. García-Padilla, L. D. Wilson, & A. Ramírez-Bautista. 2016. Geographic Distribution. Tantilla rubra (Cope, 1876). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:1059–1060.

 

Mata-Silva, V., A. Rocha, D. L. DeSantis, E. García-Padilla, L. D. Wilson, & A. Ramírez-Bautista. 2016. Natural History. Micrurus browni (Cope, 1863). Diet. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:1020–1022.

 

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, E. García-Padilla, A. Rocha, L. D. Wilson, & A. Ramírez-Bautista. 2016. Geographic Distribution. Coniophanes fissidens (Cope, 1860). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:1060–1061.

 

Herrera-Enríquez, G. J., E. García-Padilla, V. Mata-Silva, D. L.  DeSantis, & L. D. Wilson. 2016. Nature note. Crotalus aquilus (Klauber, 1952). Arboreality. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:739.

 

Mata-Silva, V., A. Rocha, E. García-Padilla, D. L. DeSantis, & L. D. Wilson. 2016. Distribution note. Ctenosaura pectinata (Wiegmann, 1834). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:767.

 

Mata-Silva, V., E. García-Padilla, D. L. DeSantis, A. Rocha, & L. D. Wilson. 2016. Distribution note. Ctenosaura pectinata (Wiegmann, 1834). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:769.

 

Mata-Silva, V., A. Rocha, E. García-Padilla, D. L. DeSantis, & L. D. Wilson. 2016. Distribution note. Aspidoscelis deppii (Wiegmann, 1834). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:770.

 

Rocha, A., V. Mata-Silva, Elí García-Padilla, D. L. DeSantis, & L. D. Wilson. 2016. Third known specimen and first locality record in Oaxaca, Mexico, for Tantilla sertula Wilson and Campbell, 2000 (Squamata: Colubridae). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:771–774.

 

DeSantis, D. L., V. Mata-Silva, & J. D. Johnson. 2016. Natural History. Salvadora grahamiae (Mountain Patch-nosed Snake). Winter Foraging. Herpetological Review 47:483–484.

 

Mata-Silva, S., V. Mata-Silva, D. L. DeSantis, E. Garcia-Padilla, & L. D. Wilson. 2016. Natural History. Aspidoscelis guttata (Wiegmann, 1834). Opportunistic Water Acquisition. Mesoamreican Herpetology 3:483–484.

 

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, E. Garcia-Padilla, & L. D. Wilson. 2016. Geographic Distribution. Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758). Mesoamerican Herpetology. 3: 508–509.

 

García-Padilla, E., C. A. Rodríguez-Pérez, V. Mata-Silva, D. L. DeSantis, and L. D. Wilsion. 2016. Natural History. Crotalus intermedius (Troschel, 1865). Arboreality. Mesoamerican Herpetology. 3:496–497.

 

García-Padilla, E., C. A. Rodríguez-Pérez, V. Mata-Silva, D. L. DeSantis, and L. D. Wilson. 2016. Geographic Distribution. Boa imperator (Garman, 1884). Mesoamerican Herpetology. 3:511–512. 

 

DeSantis, D. L., V. Mata-Silva, E. Garcia-Padilla, & L. D. Wilson. 2016. Natural History. Porthidium ophryomegas (Bcourt, 1868). Arboreality. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:158–159.

 

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, E. Garcia-Padilla, & L. D. Wilson. 2016. Natural History. Porthidium dunni (Hartweg and Oliver, 1938). Arboreality. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3:156–157.

 

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, E. Garcia-Padilla, & L. D. Wilson. 2015. Comments on the natural history of the rare salamander Pseudoeurycea conanti (Caudata: Plethodontidae) and the snake Thamnophis chrysocephalus (Squamata: Natricidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico. Natural History Note. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2:533–535.

 

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, E. Garcia-Padilla, & L. D. Wilson. 2015. Ctenosaura similis, Distribution Note. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2:540–541.

 

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, E. Garcia-Padilla, & L. D. Wilson. 2015. Aspidoscelis motaguae, Distribution Note. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2:541–543.

 

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, E. Garcia-Padilla, & L. D. Wilson. 2015. Drymarchon melanurus, Distribution Note. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2:544–545.

 

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, E. Garcia-Padilla, & L. D. Wilson. 2015. Geophis sallei, Distribution Note. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2:549–550.

 

DeSantis, D. L., V. Mata-Silva, E. Garcia-Padilla, L. D. Wilson, & A. Bautista-Ramirez. 2015. Agkistrodon bilineatus, Distribution Note. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2:552–553.

 

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, E. Garcia-Padilla, & L. D. Wilson. 2015. Leptodactylus fragilis, Distribution Note. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2:353.

 

Mata-Silva, V., D. L. DeSantis, E. Garcia-Padilla, & L. D. Wilson. 2015. Thamnophis proximus, Distribution Note. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2:360. 

 

DeSantis, D. L., V. Mata-Silva, & J. D. Johnson. 2015. Natural History. Crotalus lepidus (Mottled Rock Rattlesnake). Scavenging. Herpetological Review 46:268–269.

 

Davis, D. R., & D. L. DeSantis. 2012. Geographic distribution: USA: Texas: Pantherophis slowenskii. Herpetological Review 43:449.