Glorioso, B.M. 2013. Field Notes: A Slough of Stinkpots. In: The Reptiles of Tennessee, Reynolds, R.G., Niemiller, M.L., and Miller, B.T. (eds.). University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. p. 299-300.
Brad M Glorioso
Brad 'Bones' Glorioso currently works as an ecologist for the USGS at the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center. There he assists Hardin Waddle in operating the south-central region of the Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI). His primary interests involve population ecology and conservation of southeastern amphibians and reptiles.
Biography
EDUCATION
M.S., Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, May 2006
Thesis: Population Ecology and Feeding Activity of the Stinkpot Turtle, Sternotherus odoratus, Latreille (Kinosternidae), at Reelfoot Lake, Lake Co., Tennessee
B.S., Biology (Applied Zoology), Southeastern Louisiana University, May 2003
TEACHING EXPERIENCE & INVITED PRESENTATIONS
8/03 – 5/05 - Teaching Assistant for the laboratory portion of Topics in Biology for non-majors, Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University.
8/05 – 12/05 - Teaching Assistant for the laboratory portion of General Biology I for majors, Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University
1/06 – 5/06 - Teaching Assistant for the laboratory portion of General Biology II for majors, Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University
8/06 – 5/07 - Seventh Grade Science teacher at Charleston Accelerated Middle School in Charleston, Missouri. Science club sponsor. Assistant middle school basketball coach. Assistant high school baseball coach.
Louisiana State University - April 14, 2016 - Guest Lecture on Herp Conservation, guided field trip afterwards
Louisiana State University - April 4, 2017 - Guest Lecture on Herp Conservation, guided field trip afterwards
Louisiana State University - January 24, 2018 - Seminar on USGS Herp Research
Louisiana State University - March 26, 2018 - Led field trip for TWS Student Conclave, hosted by LSU
Louisiana State University - April 10, 2018 - Guest Lecture on Herp Conservation, guided field trip afterwards
Louisiana State University - March 26, 2019 - Guest Lecture on Herp Conservation, guided field trip afterwards
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Missouri Herpetological Association
Louisiana Herpetological Research Group
Tennessee Herpetological Society
Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
EDITORSHIPS
Southeastern Naturalist (Associate Editor, 2016 - present)
GUEST REVIEWER
Southeastern Naturalist, Reviewer - 2, Guest Editor - 1
Herpetological Conservation and Biology - 1
Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management - 1
Wildlife Research - 1
Asian Herpetological Research - 1
Chelonian Conservation and Biology - 1
Conservation Physiology - 1
Journal of Herpetology - 1
PRESENTATIONS
46 oral presentations and 12 posters at meetings of local, regional, and national scope
Science and Products
Date published: March 1, 2016
Prevalence Rates of Snake Fungal Disease and its Population-Level Impacts in a Snake Assemblage in Southwest Louisiana
In the last twenty years, an extraordinary number of fungal and fungal-like diseases have caused some of the most severe die-offs and extinctions ever observed in wild species.
Contacts: Hardin Waddle, Ph.D., Brad M Glorioso, Dr. Jeffrey M. Lorch
Year Published: 2019
Hemidactylus parvimaculatus (Sri Lankan spotted house gecko)
USA: LOUISIANA: PLAQUEMINES PARISH: 0.15 km S of the intersection of LA-23 and Jump road, Venice (29.266630°N, 89.35570°W; WGS 84). 2 May 2019. V. C. Montross and W. McGighan. Verified by Aaron M. Bauer. Florida Museum of Natural History (UF 189238; photo voucher). New parish record. On 2 May 2019, three Hemidactylus parvimaculatus were...
Pellacchia, C. M.; Glorioso, Brad M.; Mendyk, R. W.; Collen, C. A.; Montross, V. C.; McGighan, W.; Macedo, K.; Maldonado, B. R.; Morenc, I. N.Attribution: Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems
Year Published: 2019
The importance of turtle populations to wetland restoration in the upper Mississippi embayment of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
The Upper Mississippi Embayment (UME) ecoregion covers approximately 141,895 km2 and historically supported 9,712,455 ha of bottomland deciduous forests, swamps, bayous, and rivers. Only about 500 ha (< 0.01%) of pre-settlement bottomland hardwood forest habitat in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV) in the UME remained by the 1940s because...
Nickerson. Max A; Mitchell, Joseph C.; Glorioso, BradAttribution: Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems
Year Published: 2018
Quantifying climate sensitivity and climate-driven change in North American amphibian communities
Changing climate will impact species’ ranges only when environmental variability directly impacts the demography of local populations. However, measurement of demographic responses to climate change has largely been limited to single species and locations. Here we show that amphibian communities are responsive to climatic variability, using >...
Miller, David A.W.; Campbell Grant, Evan H.; Muths, Erin L.; Amburgey, Staci M.; Adams, M.J.; Joseph, Maxwell B.; Waddle, J. Hardin; Johnson, Pieter T.J.; Ryan, Maureen E.; Schmidt, Benedikt R.; Calhoun, Daniel L.; Davis, Courtney L.; Fisher, Robert N.; Green, David M.; Hossack, Blake R.; Rittenhouse, Tracy A.G.; Walls, Susan C.; Bailey, Larissa L.; Cruickshank, Sam S.; Fellers, Gary M.; Gorman, Thomas A.; Haas, Carola A.; Hughson, Ward; Pilliod, David S.; Price, Steven J.; Ray, Andrew M.; Sadinski, Walter; Saenz, Daniel; Barichivich, William J.; Brand, Adrianne B,; Brehme, Cheryl S.; Dagit, Rosi; Delaney, Katy S.; Glorioso, Brad M.; Kats, Lee B.; Kleeman, Patrick M.; Pearl, Christopher; Rochester, Carlton J.; Riley, Seth P. D.; Roth, Mark F.; Sigafus, BrentAttribution: Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Southwest Biological Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Western Ecological Research Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Water Resources, Wildlife Program, Midcontinent, Southwest, United States of America
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Miller, D. A. W., Grant, E. H. C., Muths, E., Amburgey, S. M., Adams, M. J., Joseph, M. B., Waddle, J. H., Johnson, P. J. T., Ryan, M. E., Schmid, B. R., Calhoun, D. L., Davis, C. L., Fisher, R. N., Green, D. M., Hossack, B. R., Rittenhouse, T. A. G., Walls, S. C., Bailey, L. L., Cruickshank, S. S., Fellers, G. M., Gorman, T. A., Haas, C. A., Hughson, W., Pilliod, D. S., Price, S. J., Ray, A. M., Sadinski, W., Saenz, D., Barichivich, W. J., Brand, A. B., Brehme, C. S., Dagit, R., Delaney, K. S., Glorioso, B. M., Kats, L. B., Kleeman, P. M., Pearl, C. A., Rochester, C. J., Riley, S. P. D., Roth, M., and Sigafus, B. H., 2018, Quantifying climate sensitivity and climate-driven change in North American amphibian communities: Nature Communications, v. 9, no. Article number: 3926, p. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06157-6
Year Published: 2018
Establishment of the exotic invasive Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in Louisiana
The Cuban treefrog, Osteopilus septentrionalis, is native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands, and is invasive in areas where it has been introduced and established in the Caribbean as well as Florida. Despite repeated occurrences in several states over many years, it was not believed that Cuban treefrogs had successfully established...
Glorioso, Brad M.; Waddle, J. Hardin; Muse, Lindy J.; Jennings, Nicole D.; Litton, Melanie; Hamilton, Joel; Gergen, Steven; Heckard, DavidAttribution: Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems
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Glorioso, B.M., Waddle, J.H., Muse, L.J., Jennings, N.D., Litton, M., Hamilton, J., Gergen, S., and Heckard, D., 2018, Establishment of the exotic invasive Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in Louisiana: Biological Invasions, Online First, p. 1-7, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1732-1.
Year Published: 2018
Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog)
USA: LOUISIANA: east baton Rouge paRish: private property in a garden center on a bromeliad in the 1700 block of Millerville Road in Baton Rouge (ca. 30.443°N, 91.023°W; WGS 84). 29 November 2016. Joseph Roy. Verified by Hardin Waddle. Florida Museum of Natural History (UF 181952; photo voucher). New parish record. This sub-adult was discovered...
Glorioso, Brad M.; Vanbergen, Philip; Roy, Joseph; Walter, Matthew; Leonpacher, Lauren; Freistak, MarkAttribution: Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems
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Glorioso, B.M., Vanbergen, Philip, Roy, Joseph, Walter, Matthew, Leonpacher, Lauren, and Freistak, Mark, 2018, Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog): Herpetological Review, v. 49, no. 1, p. 70-71, https://ssarherps.org/publications/herpetological-review/.
Year Published: 2017
Prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and B. salamandrivorans in the Gulf Coast Waterdog, Necturus beyeri, from Southeast Louisiana, USA
The globally widespread amphibian fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been linked to amphibian declines worldwide (Lips et al. 2006; Skerratt et al. 2007). In Louisiana, USA, Bd has been found in several amphibian species (Chatfield et al. 2012; Rothermel et al. 2008), but to our knowledge no population-level die-offs have been...
Glorioso, Brad M.; Waddle, J. Hardin; Richards-Zawacki, Corinne L.Attribution: Biology and Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Southeast, Louisiana
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Glorioso, B., Waddle, H., and Richards-Zawacki, C.L., 2017, Prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and B. salamandrivorans in the Gulf Coast Waterdog, Necturus beyeri, from Southeast Louisiana, USA: Herpetological Review, v. 48, no. 2, p. 360-363.
Year Published: 2017
Nocturnal arboreality in snakes in the swamplands of the Atchafalaya Basin of south-central Louisiana and Big Thicket National Preserve of Southeast Texas
The southeastern United States is home to a diverse assemblage of snakes, but only one species, the Rough Greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus), is considered specialized for a predominantly arboreal lifestyle. Other species, such as Ratsnakes (genus Pantherophis) and Ribbonsnakes/Gartersnakes (genus Thamnophis), are widely known to climb into...
Glorioso, Brad M.; Waddle, J. HardinAttribution: Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Southeast, Louisiana, Texas, United States of America
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Glorioso, B.M., and Waddle, J.H., 2017, Nocturnal arboreality in snakes in the swamplands of the Atchafalaya Basin of south-central Louisiana and Big Thicket National Preserve of Southeast Texas: Journal of North American Herpetology, v. 2017, no. 1, p. 11-18, http://www.cnah.org/pdf/88616.pdf.
Year Published: 2016
Snake fungal disease: An emerging threat to wild snakes
Since 2006, there has been a marked increase in the number of reports of severe and often fatal fungal skin infections in wild snakes in the eastern USA. The emerging condition, referred to as snake fungal disease (SFD), was initially documented in rattlesnakes, where the infections were believed to pose a risk to the viability of affected...
Lorch, Jeffrey M.; Knowles, Susan; Lankton, Julia S.; Michell, Kathy; Edwards, Jaime L.; Kapfer, Joshua M.; Staffen, Richard A.; Wild, Erik R.; Schmidt, Katie Z.; Ballmann, Anne; Blodgett, Doug; Farrell, Terence M.; Glorioso, Brad M.; Last, Lisa A.; Price, Steven J.; Schuler, Krysten L.; Smith, Christopher; Wellehan, James F. X.; Blehert, David S.Attribution: National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems
Year Published: 2016
Hemidactylus parvimaculatus (Sri Lankan spotted house gecko)
USA: LOUISIANA: St. Tammany Parish: private property ca. 4 km S of Abita Springs, E of State Hwy 59, and N of Interstate 12 (30.44000°N, 90.02000°W; WGS 84). 18 August 2013. Brad M. Glorioso. Verified by David Heckard. Florida Museum of Natural History (UF 176422, photo voucher). New parish record. This species was first reported in the...
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Glorioso, B.M., 2016, Hemidactylus parvimaculatus (Sri Lankan spotted house gecko): Herpetological Review, v. 47, no., 1, p. 81.
Year Published: 2016
Storeria occipitomaculata obscura (Florida red-bellied snake)
USA: LOUISIANA: Vermilion Parish: Palmetto Island State Park (29.86335°N, 92.14848°W; WGS 84). 19 February 2016. Lindy J. Muse. Verified by Jeff Boundy. Florida Museum of Natural History (UF 177730, photo voucher). New parish record (Dundee and Rossman 1989. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Louisiana. Louisiana State University Press, Baton...
Muse, Lindy J.; Glorioso, Brad M.; Eaglestone, Chandler A. R.View Citation
Muse, L.J., Glorioso, B.M., and Eaglestone, C.A.R., 2016, Storeria occipitomaculata obscura (Florida red-bellied snake): Herpetological Review, v. 47, no. 2, p. 266.
Year Published: 2016
Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog)
USA: LOUISIANA: St. Tammany Parish: on private property on Allen Road in Slidell (ca. 30.262°N, 89.741°W; WGS 84). 2 April 2013. Aaron Steece. Verified by Hardin Waddle. Florida Museum of Natural History (UF 177727, photo voucher). New parish record. This adult was found ca. 2 m high on a branch at the edge of a wooded area behind a house...
Glorioso, Brad M.; Steece, Aaron; Lemann, Zachary K.; Lazare, Remy; Beck, James W.View Citation
Glorioso, B.M., Steece, A., Lemann, Z.K., Lazare, R., and Beck, J.W., 2016, Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog): Herpetological Review, v. 46, no. 2, p. 249.
Year Published: 2016
Growth, survival, longevity, and population size of the Big Mouth Cave salamander (Gyrinophilus palleucus necturoides) from the type locality in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Salamander species that live entirely in subterranean habitats have evolved adaptations that allow them to cope with perpetual darkness and limited energy resources. We conducted a 26-month mark–recapture study to better understand the individual growth and demography of a population of the Big Mouth Cave Salamander (Gyrinophilus palleucus...
Niemiller, Matthew L.; Glorioso, Brad M.; Fenolio, Dante B.; Reynolds, R. Graham; Taylor, Steven J.; Miller, Brian T.Attribution: Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Southeast, Tennessee, United States of America
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Niemiller, M.L., Glorioso, B.M., Fenolio, D.B., Reynolds, R.G., Taylor, S.J., and Miller, B.T., 2016, Growth, survival, longevity, and population size of the Big Mouth Cave salamander (Gyrinophilus palleucus necturoides) from the type locality in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA: Copeia, v. 104, no. 1, p. 35-41, http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1643/OT-14-197.
Pre-USGS Publications
Glorioso, B.M., and V.A. Cobb. 2012. Diel and temporal activity indicated by feeding in the eastern musk turtle, Sternotherus odoratus, at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 7(3):323-329. [Link]
Glorioso, B.M. 2011. Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis). In: The Amphibians of Tennessee, Niemiller, M.L., & Reynolds, R.G. (eds.). University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. p. 293-296.
Glorioso, B.M. 2011. Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii). In: The Amphibians of Tennessee, Niemiller, M.L., & Reynolds, R.G. (eds.). University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. p. 319-322.
Glorioso, B.M. 2011. Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus). In: The Amphibians of Tennessee, Niemiller, M.L., & Reynolds, R.G. (eds.). University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. p. 313-315.
Glorioso, B.M. 2011. American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus). In: The Amphibians of Tennessee, Niemiller, M.L., & Reynolds, R.G. (eds.). University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. p. 304-306.
Glorioso, B.M. 2010. Pseudacris ornata. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles 866:1-8.
Niemiller, M.L., and B.M. Glorioso. 2010. The Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus garnotii) in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Tennessee Herpetological Society Newsletter.
Waddle, J.H., T.F. Thigpen, and B.M. Glorioso. 2009. Efficacy of automatic vocalization recognition software for anuran monitoring. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 4(3):384-388. [Link]
Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, C. Nicholas, J. Phillips, J. Rader, E. Reed, K.L. Sykes, J. Todd, G.R. Wyckoff, E.L. Young, and B.T. Miller. 2009. Notes on the reproduction of the streamside salamander, Ambystoma barbouri, from Rutherford County, Tennessee. Southeastern Naturalist 8(1):37-44.
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2008. New herpetological records from Missouri for 2008. Missouri Herpetological Association, Reis Biological Station, Missouri. [3 County Records for BMG]
Glorioso, B.M., and A.J. Vaughn. 2008. Demographics of the Turtle Population of Big Oak Tree State Park: Implications for Management and Conservation. Unpublished Technical Report. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. 108 pp.
Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, G.R. Wyckoff, and J.K. Spiess. 2007. New county records for amphibians in middle Tennessee. Herpetological Review 38(2):234.
Glorioso, B.M., and J. Pruett. 2007. New county records for amphibians and reptiles of Trousdale County, Tennessee. Herpetological Review 38(2):247-248.
Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, E.L. Young, and V.A. Cobb. 2007. Farancia abacura reinwardtii (Western Mud Snake). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 38(2):207.
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2007. New herpetological records from Missouri for 2008. Missouri Herpetological Association, Reis Biological Station, Missouri. [23 County Records for BMG]
Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, C. Nicholas, J. Phillips, J. Rader, E. Reed, K.L. Sykes, J. Todd, G.R. Wyckoff, E.L. Young, and B.T. Miller. 2006. Status and distribution of the streamside salamander (Ambystoma barbouri) in middle Tennessee. American Midland Naturalist 156(2):394-399.
Glorioso, B.M., and M.L. Niemiller. 2006. Using deep-water crawfish nets to capture aquatic turtles. Herpetological Review 37(2):185-187
Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, and B.T. Miller. 2006. An eastern and subterranean maximum size record of the banded sculpin, Cottus carolinae, from Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 81(1-2):41-43.
Glorioso, B.M., E.L. Young, and M.L. Niemiller. 2006. Geographic Distribution. Ambystoma talpoideum. Herpetological Review 37(1):97.
Glorioso, B.M., and M.L. Niemiller. 2006. Geographic Distribution. Bufo americanus americanus. Herpetological Review 37(1):98.
Niemiller, M.L., and B.M. Glorioso. 2006. Geographic Distribution. Rana palustris. Herpetological Review 37(1):102.
Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, E. Gray, B.T.Miller, J.B. Jensen, and T. Keys. 2006. Pseudotriton ruber ruber (Northern Red Salamander). Size and subterranean aggregation. Herpetological Review 37(4):438.
Glorioso, B.M., and M.L. Niemiller. 2006. Geographic Distribution. Plethodon glutinosus. Herpetological Review 37(4):485.
Cobb, V.A., J.J. Green, T. Worrall, J. Pruett, and B. Glorioso. 2005. Initial den location behavior in a litter of neonate timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) using external transmitters. Southeastern Naturalist 4(4):723-730.
Koczaja, K., L. McCall, E. Fitch, B. Glorioso, C Hanna, J. Kyzar, M. Niemiller, J. Spiess, A. Tolley, R. Wyckoff, and D. Mullen. 2005. Size-specific habitat segregation and intraspecific interactions in banded sculpin (Cottus carolinae). Southeastern Naturalist 4(2):207-218.
Date published: September 28, 2018
Large-scale Review of Amphibian Species and Community Response to Climate Change
Amphibian species and community richness has been declining in North America and climate change may play a role in these declines. Global climate change has led to a range shift of many wildlife species and thus understanding how these changes in species distribution can be used to predict amphibian community responses that may improve conservation efforts.
Attribution: Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Southwest Biological Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Western Ecological Research Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Date published: April 25, 2018
Invasive Cuban Treefrogs Leap Out of Florida, Establish First Known Population in Louisiana
A population of exotic invasive Cuban treefrogs has been discovered in New Orleans, more than 430 miles (700 kilometers) from the nearest known population in Florida, making this the first known breeding population in the mainland United States outside that state, reports a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Scroll down to hear and download calls of Cuban treefrogs and two native treefrogs.
Attribution: Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Date published: March 1, 2016
Snake Fungal Disease Found in Louisiana
Snake fungal disease, or SFD, a disease causing high mortality rates in some species of snakes, has been found in Louisiana for the first time, according to a new study by U.S. Geological Survey scientists. SFD now has been confirmed in at least 16 states in the Eastern and Midwestern United States.