David A. Steen
American conservation biologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David A. Steen is an American herpetologist and conservation biologist.[2] He is Reptile and Amphibian Research Leader of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission), and was previously a research professor at Auburn University, where he completed his Ph.D.[1][2] Steen runs a popular Twitter account where he offers reptile and amphibian identification and dispels myths about oft-maligned snakes such as copperheads, cottonmouths, and rattlesnakes.[3][4][5]
David A. Steen | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of New Hampshire (B.S), SUNY ESF (M.S.), Auburn University (Ph.D.)[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Herpetology, ecology, conservation, science communication |
| Institutions | The Alongside Wildlife Foundation, Georgia Sea Turtle Center[2] |
He won the Mindlin Foundation's "Mindlin Science Communication Prize" in 2017 for his efforts in online science communication.[6][7] He is author of the book Secrets of Snakes: the Science Beyond the Myths.[8]
In 2018, along with researchers Sean P. Graham, Richard Kline, and Crystal Kelehear, he described a new species of aquatic salamander endemic to the Gulf coastal plain, Siren reticulata, known as the reticulated siren or leopard eel.[9][10][11]
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