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.
Teaching Experience & Invited Presentations
- Aug 2003 – May 2005 - Teaching Assistant for the laboratory portion of Topics in Biology for non-majors, Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University.
- Aug 2005 – Dec 2005 - Teaching Assistant for the laboratory portion of General Biology I for majors, Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University
- Jan 2006 – May 2006 - Teaching Assistant for the laboratory portion of General Biology II for majors, Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University
- Aug 2006 – May 2007 - 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.
- Southeastern Louisiana University - March 30, 2017 - Seminar on USGS Herp Research
- Louisiana State University - March 26, 2018 - Led field trip for TWS Student Conclave, hosted by LSU
- Louisiana Tech University - December 9, 2020 - Guest Lecture on Natural History and Identification of Herps
- Louisiana State University - Guest Lecture on Herp Conservation, guided field trip afterwards (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Committees
- Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Steering Committee (2022-present)
Editorships
- Southeastern Naturalist (Associate Editor, 2016 - present)
Guest Reviewer
- Southeastern Naturalist, Reviewer - 2, Guest Editor - 1
- Herpetological Conservation and Biology - 5
- 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
- Herpetological Notes - 2
- Wetlands - 1
- Herpetological Review - 3
- Ichthyology and Herpetology - 1
Education and Certifications
M.S., Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, May 2006
Thesis: Population Ecology and Feeding Activity of the Stinkpot Turtle at Reelfoot Lake, Lake Co., TennesseeB.S., Biology (Applied Zoology), Southeastern Louisiana University, May 2003
Affiliations and Memberships*
Missouri Herpetological Association
Louisiana Herpetological Research Group
Tennessee Herpetological Society
Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
Turtle Survival Alliance
Abstracts and Presentations
55 oral presentations and 18 posters at meetings of local, regional, and national scope
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Data from Burmese Pythons swabbed for the presence of SFD-causing Ophidiomyces in southwest Florida Data from Burmese Pythons swabbed for the presence of SFD-causing Ophidiomyces in southwest Florida
The size and sex of each of the Burmese pythons swabbed in this study for the SFD-causing (snake fungal disease) Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola pathogen is given along with the real time PCR swab result.
Data from a 2015 trapping survey targeting the Gulf Coast Waterdog, Necturus beyeri, in Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana Data from a 2015 trapping survey targeting the Gulf Coast Waterdog, Necturus beyeri, in Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana
This dataset provides the data associated with a 2015 project to examine factors affecting the occupancy of Gulf Coast Waterdogs along Bayou Lacombe, Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Data include site locations and distance from headwaters, water data (pH, turbidity, salinity, and depth), and capture data from trap checks. For Necturus beyeri captures, the datatset provides the sex of...
Data from a national survey for the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (ver. 2.0, Nov 2024) Data from a national survey for the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (ver. 2.0, Nov 2024)
This dataset provides the results of a national survey of the conterminous U.S. for the salamander chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative from May 2014 to August 2017. Sites were sampled by capturing amphibians by hand or by traps or nets that were then swabbed individually using methods...
Body measurements of the exotic invasive Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in Louisiana Body measurements of the exotic invasive Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in Louisiana
This dataset provides location and standard measurements of captured Cuban Treefrogs from the Audubon Park and Zoo area of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Bd and Bsal prevalence in Gulf Coast waterdogs captured from St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, in 2015 Bd and Bsal prevalence in Gulf Coast waterdogs captured from St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, in 2015
The dataset includes information on all 76 Gulf Coast Waterdogs captured including sex and size information along with the results of the tests for the two fungal pathogens.
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Diadophis punctatus (Ring-necked snake) Diadophis punctatus (Ring-necked snake)
No abstract available.
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Raymond P Kidder, Brad Glorioso, Katie Gray
New amphibian and reptile parish records from Louisiana, USA New amphibian and reptile parish records from Louisiana, USA
Dundee and Rossman (1989) published distribution maps of Louisiana herpetofaunal species in The Amphibians and Reptiles of Louisiana over 30 years ago. Since then many records have been published, mostly in Herpetological Review, documenting additions to these original maps. Though many are single species additions, several compilations of new Louisiana records have been published...
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Brad Glorioso
Abundance of Gulf Coast Waterdogs (Necturus beyeri) along Bayou Lacombe, Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana Abundance of Gulf Coast Waterdogs (Necturus beyeri) along Bayou Lacombe, Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Few ecological studies have been conducted on Gulf Coast Waterdogs (Necturus beyeri), and published studies have focused on relatively small stream sections of 125 m to 1.75 km. In 2015, we sampled 25 sites along a 13.4-km stretch of Bayou Lacombe (Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA) to better understand factors that may influence the distribution of Gulf Coast Waterdogs within streams...
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Brad Glorioso, Hardin Waddle, Lindy Muse, Sidney T Godfrey
Widespread Ranavirus and Perkinsea infections in Cuban treefrogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis) invading New Orleans, USA Widespread Ranavirus and Perkinsea infections in Cuban treefrogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis) invading New Orleans, USA
Invasive species can negatively impact ecosystems in numerous ways, including vectoring pathogenic organisms. In amphibians, a lineage globally threatened by multiple pathogens, this spread of disease via invasive species could contribute to declines in native populations. The Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) is invasive in the southeastern USA. To assess whether O...
Authors
Net Galt, Matthew Atkinson, Brad Glorioso, Hardin Waddle, Melanie Litton, Anna Savage
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) not detected in an intensive survey of wild North American amphibians Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) not detected in an intensive survey of wild North American amphibians
The salamander chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans [Bsal]) is causing massive mortality of salamanders in Europe. The potential for spread via international trade into North America and the high diversity of salamanders has catalyzed concern about Bsal in the U.S. Surveillance programs for invading pathogens must initially meet challenges that include low rates of...
Authors
J. Hardin Waddle, Daniel Grear, Brittany Mosher, Evan Campbell Grant, Michael Adams, Adam Backlin, William Barichivich, Adrianne Brand, Gary Bucciarelli, Daniel Calhoun, Tara Chestnut, Jon M. Davenport, Andrew Dietrich, Robert Fisher, Brad Glorioso, Brian J. Halstead, Marc Hayes, R. Honeycutt, Blake R. Hossack, Patrick Kleeman, Julio Lemos-Espinal, Jeffrey Lorch, Robert Atkinson, Erin Muths, Christopher Pearl, Katherine Richgels, Charles Robinson, Mark Roth, Jennifer Rowe, Walter Sadinski, Brent Sigafus, Iga Stasiak, Samuel Sweet, Susan C. Walls, Gregory Watkins-Colwell, C. White, Lori Williams, Megan Winzeler
A trapping survey targeting head-started alligator snapping turtles in southwest Louisiana A trapping survey targeting head-started alligator snapping turtles in southwest Louisiana
The alligator snapping turtle Macrochelys temminckii is the largest freshwater turtle in North America and is sought after as a food source, primarily in Louisiana. Decades of intensive commercial harvest of alligator snapping turtles has been implicated in population declines. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries initiated a head-start program for alligator snapping...
Authors
Brad Glorioso, Lindy Muse, Cory Hillard, Brittany Maldonado, Jared Streeter, Charles Battaglia, J. Waddle
Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's Cricket Frog), Predation Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's Cricket Frog), Predation
Invertebrates are well-known predators of amphibians with many documented cases of spiders preying upon anurans (reviewed in Toledo 2005. Herpetol. Rev. 36:395–400). Wolf spiders are known to feed on a variety of frogs, including those in the genus Acris (Blackburn et al. 2002. Herpetol. Rev. 33:299). Although typically terrestrial, wolf spiders have been found feeding on arboreal frogs...
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Brittany Maldonado, Brad Glorioso, Raymond Kidder
Low-level detection of SFD-causing Ophidiomyces on Burmese Pythons in southwest Florida, with confirmation of the pathogen on co-occurring native snakes Low-level detection of SFD-causing Ophidiomyces on Burmese Pythons in southwest Florida, with confirmation of the pathogen on co-occurring native snakes
Snake fungal disease (SFD), or ophidiomycosis, is caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola (Allender et al. 2015; Lorch et al. 2015). SFD is widespread across wild populations in the eastern United States (Lorch et al. 2016) and is known to infect more than 30 species of snake in North America and Europe (Lorch et al. 2016; Franklinos et al. 2017). No known phylogenetic or...
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Brad Glorioso, Ian Bartoszek, Jeffrey Lorch
Egg counts of Southern Leopard Frog, Lithobates sphenocephalus, egg masses from southern Louisiana, USA Egg counts of Southern Leopard Frog, Lithobates sphenocephalus, egg masses from southern Louisiana, USA
Southern Leopard Frogs, Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1889), lay eggs year-round in their southern range, including Louisiana, but their peak breeding season is the cooler months from late fall through early spring (Mount, 1975; Caldwell, 1986; Dundee and Rossman, 1989). Double-enveloped eggs in globular masses are typically deposited in shallow water, but deeper waters are used when
Authors
Brad Glorioso, Lindy Muse, J. Waddle
Hemidactylus parvimaculatus (Sri Lankan spotted house gecko) 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 observed after lifting an abandoned door left on...
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C. Pellacchia, Brad Glorioso, R. Mendyk, C. Collen, V. Montross, W. McGighan, K. Macedo, B. R. Maldonado, I. Morenc
The importance of turtle populations to wetland restoration in the upper Mississippi embayment of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley 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 (
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Max Nickerson, Joseph Mitchell, Brad Glorioso
Quantifying climate sensitivity and climate-driven change in North American amphibian communities 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 >500,000 time-series observations for 81...
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David A.W. Miller, Evan Campbell Grant, Erin Muths, Staci Amburgey, M. Adams, Maxwell Joseph, J. Waddle, Pieter Johnson, Maureen Ryan, Benedikt Schmidt, Daniel Calhoun, Courtney Davis, Robert Fisher, David Green, Blake Hossack, Tracy Rittenhouse, Susan Walls, Larissa Bailey, Sam Cruickshank, Gary Fellers, Thomas Gorman, Carola Haas, Ward Hughson, David Pilliod, Steven Price, Andrew Ray, Walter Sadinski, Daniel Saenz, William Barichivich, Adrianne Brand, Cheryl Brehme, Rosi Dagit, Katy Delaney, Brad Glorioso, Lee Kats, Patrick Kleeman, Christopher Pearl, Carlton Rochester, Seth Riley, Mark Roth, Brent Sigafus
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Southwest Biological Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Non-USGS Publications**
Glorioso, B.M., P. Vanbergen, S. Pilgrim, B. Villermin, E. Vanbergen, K. Comeaux-Villermin, and K.D. Wood. 2022. A citizen science herpetofaunal inventory of Palmetto Island State Park in southwest Louisiana, USA. Herpetol. Conserv. Biol. 17:122-130.
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.
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.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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Data from Burmese Pythons swabbed for the presence of SFD-causing Ophidiomyces in southwest Florida Data from Burmese Pythons swabbed for the presence of SFD-causing Ophidiomyces in southwest Florida
The size and sex of each of the Burmese pythons swabbed in this study for the SFD-causing (snake fungal disease) Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola pathogen is given along with the real time PCR swab result.
Data from a 2015 trapping survey targeting the Gulf Coast Waterdog, Necturus beyeri, in Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana Data from a 2015 trapping survey targeting the Gulf Coast Waterdog, Necturus beyeri, in Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana
This dataset provides the data associated with a 2015 project to examine factors affecting the occupancy of Gulf Coast Waterdogs along Bayou Lacombe, Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Data include site locations and distance from headwaters, water data (pH, turbidity, salinity, and depth), and capture data from trap checks. For Necturus beyeri captures, the datatset provides the sex of...
Data from a national survey for the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (ver. 2.0, Nov 2024) Data from a national survey for the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (ver. 2.0, Nov 2024)
This dataset provides the results of a national survey of the conterminous U.S. for the salamander chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative from May 2014 to August 2017. Sites were sampled by capturing amphibians by hand or by traps or nets that were then swabbed individually using methods...
Body measurements of the exotic invasive Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in Louisiana Body measurements of the exotic invasive Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in Louisiana
This dataset provides location and standard measurements of captured Cuban Treefrogs from the Audubon Park and Zoo area of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Bd and Bsal prevalence in Gulf Coast waterdogs captured from St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, in 2015 Bd and Bsal prevalence in Gulf Coast waterdogs captured from St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, in 2015
The dataset includes information on all 76 Gulf Coast Waterdogs captured including sex and size information along with the results of the tests for the two fungal pathogens.
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Diadophis punctatus (Ring-necked snake) Diadophis punctatus (Ring-necked snake)
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Raymond P Kidder, Brad Glorioso, Katie Gray
New amphibian and reptile parish records from Louisiana, USA New amphibian and reptile parish records from Louisiana, USA
Dundee and Rossman (1989) published distribution maps of Louisiana herpetofaunal species in The Amphibians and Reptiles of Louisiana over 30 years ago. Since then many records have been published, mostly in Herpetological Review, documenting additions to these original maps. Though many are single species additions, several compilations of new Louisiana records have been published...
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Brad Glorioso
Abundance of Gulf Coast Waterdogs (Necturus beyeri) along Bayou Lacombe, Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana Abundance of Gulf Coast Waterdogs (Necturus beyeri) along Bayou Lacombe, Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Few ecological studies have been conducted on Gulf Coast Waterdogs (Necturus beyeri), and published studies have focused on relatively small stream sections of 125 m to 1.75 km. In 2015, we sampled 25 sites along a 13.4-km stretch of Bayou Lacombe (Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA) to better understand factors that may influence the distribution of Gulf Coast Waterdogs within streams...
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Brad Glorioso, Hardin Waddle, Lindy Muse, Sidney T Godfrey
Widespread Ranavirus and Perkinsea infections in Cuban treefrogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis) invading New Orleans, USA Widespread Ranavirus and Perkinsea infections in Cuban treefrogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis) invading New Orleans, USA
Invasive species can negatively impact ecosystems in numerous ways, including vectoring pathogenic organisms. In amphibians, a lineage globally threatened by multiple pathogens, this spread of disease via invasive species could contribute to declines in native populations. The Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) is invasive in the southeastern USA. To assess whether O...
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Net Galt, Matthew Atkinson, Brad Glorioso, Hardin Waddle, Melanie Litton, Anna Savage
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) not detected in an intensive survey of wild North American amphibians Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) not detected in an intensive survey of wild North American amphibians
The salamander chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans [Bsal]) is causing massive mortality of salamanders in Europe. The potential for spread via international trade into North America and the high diversity of salamanders has catalyzed concern about Bsal in the U.S. Surveillance programs for invading pathogens must initially meet challenges that include low rates of...
Authors
J. Hardin Waddle, Daniel Grear, Brittany Mosher, Evan Campbell Grant, Michael Adams, Adam Backlin, William Barichivich, Adrianne Brand, Gary Bucciarelli, Daniel Calhoun, Tara Chestnut, Jon M. Davenport, Andrew Dietrich, Robert Fisher, Brad Glorioso, Brian J. Halstead, Marc Hayes, R. Honeycutt, Blake R. Hossack, Patrick Kleeman, Julio Lemos-Espinal, Jeffrey Lorch, Robert Atkinson, Erin Muths, Christopher Pearl, Katherine Richgels, Charles Robinson, Mark Roth, Jennifer Rowe, Walter Sadinski, Brent Sigafus, Iga Stasiak, Samuel Sweet, Susan C. Walls, Gregory Watkins-Colwell, C. White, Lori Williams, Megan Winzeler
A trapping survey targeting head-started alligator snapping turtles in southwest Louisiana A trapping survey targeting head-started alligator snapping turtles in southwest Louisiana
The alligator snapping turtle Macrochelys temminckii is the largest freshwater turtle in North America and is sought after as a food source, primarily in Louisiana. Decades of intensive commercial harvest of alligator snapping turtles has been implicated in population declines. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries initiated a head-start program for alligator snapping...
Authors
Brad Glorioso, Lindy Muse, Cory Hillard, Brittany Maldonado, Jared Streeter, Charles Battaglia, J. Waddle
Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's Cricket Frog), Predation Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's Cricket Frog), Predation
Invertebrates are well-known predators of amphibians with many documented cases of spiders preying upon anurans (reviewed in Toledo 2005. Herpetol. Rev. 36:395–400). Wolf spiders are known to feed on a variety of frogs, including those in the genus Acris (Blackburn et al. 2002. Herpetol. Rev. 33:299). Although typically terrestrial, wolf spiders have been found feeding on arboreal frogs...
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Brittany Maldonado, Brad Glorioso, Raymond Kidder
Low-level detection of SFD-causing Ophidiomyces on Burmese Pythons in southwest Florida, with confirmation of the pathogen on co-occurring native snakes Low-level detection of SFD-causing Ophidiomyces on Burmese Pythons in southwest Florida, with confirmation of the pathogen on co-occurring native snakes
Snake fungal disease (SFD), or ophidiomycosis, is caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola (Allender et al. 2015; Lorch et al. 2015). SFD is widespread across wild populations in the eastern United States (Lorch et al. 2016) and is known to infect more than 30 species of snake in North America and Europe (Lorch et al. 2016; Franklinos et al. 2017). No known phylogenetic or...
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Brad Glorioso, Ian Bartoszek, Jeffrey Lorch
Egg counts of Southern Leopard Frog, Lithobates sphenocephalus, egg masses from southern Louisiana, USA Egg counts of Southern Leopard Frog, Lithobates sphenocephalus, egg masses from southern Louisiana, USA
Southern Leopard Frogs, Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1889), lay eggs year-round in their southern range, including Louisiana, but their peak breeding season is the cooler months from late fall through early spring (Mount, 1975; Caldwell, 1986; Dundee and Rossman, 1989). Double-enveloped eggs in globular masses are typically deposited in shallow water, but deeper waters are used when
Authors
Brad Glorioso, Lindy Muse, J. Waddle
Hemidactylus parvimaculatus (Sri Lankan spotted house gecko) 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 observed after lifting an abandoned door left on...
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C. Pellacchia, Brad Glorioso, R. Mendyk, C. Collen, V. Montross, W. McGighan, K. Macedo, B. R. Maldonado, I. Morenc
The importance of turtle populations to wetland restoration in the upper Mississippi embayment of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley 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 (
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Max Nickerson, Joseph Mitchell, Brad Glorioso
Quantifying climate sensitivity and climate-driven change in North American amphibian communities 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 >500,000 time-series observations for 81...
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David A.W. Miller, Evan Campbell Grant, Erin Muths, Staci Amburgey, M. Adams, Maxwell Joseph, J. Waddle, Pieter Johnson, Maureen Ryan, Benedikt Schmidt, Daniel Calhoun, Courtney Davis, Robert Fisher, David Green, Blake Hossack, Tracy Rittenhouse, Susan Walls, Larissa Bailey, Sam Cruickshank, Gary Fellers, Thomas Gorman, Carola Haas, Ward Hughson, David Pilliod, Steven Price, Andrew Ray, Walter Sadinski, Daniel Saenz, William Barichivich, Adrianne Brand, Cheryl Brehme, Rosi Dagit, Katy Delaney, Brad Glorioso, Lee Kats, Patrick Kleeman, Christopher Pearl, Carlton Rochester, Seth Riley, Mark Roth, Brent Sigafus
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Southwest Biological Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Non-USGS Publications**
Glorioso, B.M., P. Vanbergen, S. Pilgrim, B. Villermin, E. Vanbergen, K. Comeaux-Villermin, and K.D. Wood. 2022. A citizen science herpetofaunal inventory of Palmetto Island State Park in southwest Louisiana, USA. Herpetol. Conserv. Biol. 17:122-130.
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.
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.
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