Presentations and Posters Submitted

SUBMITTED TITLES: (last updated 27 October 2023 @ 0721) – All oral and poster presentation slots have been filled.
* Lightning talks

– ORAL PRESENTATIONS –

1. Conservation analysis of Chihuahuan Green Toads, Anaxyrus debilis, in Western Kansas.

Mackenzie Reh* (mgzielke@mail.fhsu.edu) and Dr. William Stark.
Department of Biological Sciences Department, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas.

2. Pond(ering) Northern Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon sipedon, long-term demography in a northern Allegheny wetland matrix.

1Walter E. Meshaka, Jr.* (wmeshaka@pa.gov), 2Daniel F. Hughes*, and 3Stanley E. Trauth 
1Section of Zoology and Botany, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 2Department of Biology, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 3Trauth Histo-herpetology Lab, Arkansas State University, Morrilton, Arkansas.

3. Using genetics to unravel the ecology of a Tegu invasion.

1 Rachel N. Pikstein* (rpbiologist@gmail.com), 2 Walter E. Meshaka Jr.*, 1 Jeffrey S. Forrester, 1 Dean Williams, 1 Cydney M. Andrew, 1 Joseph B. Nies, 1 Brent Hilla, and 1 Matthew L. Arnold
1Pikstein Laboratory (NFP), Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona, 2Section of Zoology and Botany, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg.

4. Are all artificial cover objects equally effective in reptile surveys?

Greg Sievert (gsievert@g.emporia.edu).
Department of Biological Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas.

5. Impacts of temperature on the bite force of Plestiodon obsoletus.

Andre Johnson (ajohns83@g.emporia.edu).
Department of Biological Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas.

6. A field-based comparison of PIT tags and photo recognition.

Jacob Kearns* (jakearns@shockers.wichita.edu), Sydney Falcon, Megan Flanagan, Thomas M. Luhring.
Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.

7. Using frog call surveys to assess the status of Crawfish Frogs (Lithobates areolatus) in Oklahoma.

Kaleb M. Banks* (kaleb.banks@okstate.edu), Owen M. Edwards, Bo Zhang, and Michael S. Reichert.
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.

8. Historical context and preliminary herpetofauna surveys on Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation.

Nora K. Lazerus* (nklazerus@fhsu.edu), William J. Stark, and Jacob N. Alexander.
Department of Biological Sciences, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas.

9. Hot times at West Texas Mountain High: The spatial and thermal relationship of three sympatric rattlesnakes.

Joshua J. Mead* (jjmead@miners.utep.edu) and Jerry D. Johnson.
University of Texas at El Paso Department of Biological Sciences, El Paso, Texas.

10. You can’t see me: Background matching in the Western Diamond-Backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox).

Océane Da Cunha* (odacunha@miners.utep.edu), Corentin Fournier, L. Miles Horne, and Jerry D. Johnson.
University of Texas at El Paso Department of Biological Sciences, El Paso, Texas.

11. Education — A long-term conservation tool.

Monica Macoubrie (monica.macoubrie@nebraska.gov).
Nebraska Game and Parks, Lincoln, Nebraska.

12. Comparative population size, structure, and survivorship of two Eastern Milksnake, Lampropeltis triangulum, populations in south-central Pennsylvania.

1Emeleigh Luckenbaugh* (eluck0020@gmail.com), 1Dr. Pablo R. Delis, and 2Dr. Walter E. Meshaka, Jr.
1Department of Biology, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, 2State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg.

13*. Geographic variation complicates the identification of chorus frogs near range boundaries.

1,2Taylor Michael* (taylormichael@ku.edu), 2Christine Rega-Brodsky, and 2Andrew George.
1University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 2Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas.

14. Revisiting a legacy data set: Variation in the reproductive value of Western Rat Snakes, Pantherophis obsoletus.

1J. Daren Riedle* (daren.riedle@ks.gov) and 2George Pisani.
1Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Pratt, Kansas, 2Kansas Biological Survey, awrence, Kansas.

15. Population surveys of Alligator Snapping Turtles in Oklahoma.

Tessa N. Irvine* (tessairvine7@gmail.com), Kevin Babbitt, Derek Bateman, Alexander Edmond, and Day B. Ligon.
Department of Biology, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri.

16*. (Preliminary report) Survivorship and spatial use of headstarted Texas Horned Lizards (Phrynosoma cornutum) soft-released as adults into an urban population.

Forrest Nielsen* (forrest.nielsen@ou.edu).
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

17. Long-term study of a shifting herpetological community at Letterkenny Army Depot, South-central Pennsylvania.

1Pablo R. Delis* (prdeli@ship.edu) and 2Walter E. Meshaka, Jr.
1Department of Biology, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania 2Section of Zoology and Botany, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

18*. Survey of amphibians and reptiles at a restored prairie on the campus of Missouri Western State University.

Mark S. Mills* (mmills3@missouriwestern.edu), Destiny Christopher, Yu Kai Ng, Monet Phipps, and Zachary Hendrickson.
Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, Missouri.

19. Exploring personality variation in turtles: An opportunity for management?

1Daniel F. Hughes* (dhughes@coe.edu), 1Kaylyn Hobelman, Aubrey Gauntt, Madison Schwenka, Abigail Trautman, Patience Wagner, Samantha Kim, Chelsea Armstrong, Sam Wagner, Amelia Weller, Katie Brighton, Shelby Bloom, Colin Nelson, Farah Suboh, Cameron Kolthoff, Sangai Dukuly, Rodrigo Mercader, and 2Benjamin M. Reed.
1Department of Biology, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 2Department of Biology, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas.

20*. Toasty Tesselata: Thermal ecology of the Checkered Whiptail in the Chihuahuan Desert.

1Spencer J. Duffendack* (sjd6884@truman.edu), 2Océane Da Cunha, 2Joshua J. Mead, 2Ximena Larrieu, 2Simon L. Terrazas, 1Chad E. Montgomery, and 2Jerry D. Johnson.
1Truman State University, Biology Department, Kirksville, Missouri; 2University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas.

21. Latitudinal clines in an ectothermic vertebrate: Countergradient variation in body size, growth rate, and reproductive effort in the Prairie Lizard, Sceloporus consobrinus.

Travis R. Robbins (trobbins2@unomaha.edu).
University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska.

22. Hard topics: The challenges of studying a near-threatened (or maybe under-researched?) turtle.

1Thomas M Zapletal* (tz56s@missouristate.edu), 1Larissa Saarel, 1,2Donald T. McKnight, 1Day B. Ligon.
1Department of Biology, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri; 2Belize Turtle Ecology Lab, Savanna Field Station, La Democracia, Belize District, Belize.

23. Early insights on geographic variation and distribution in the Monocled Cobra (Naja kaouthia).

Neil R. Balchan* (neil.balchan@okstate.edu) and Guinevere O. U. Wogan.
Department of Integrative Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Oklahoma.

24. Uniting indigenous wisdom and scientific inquiry in the Meratus Mountains.

Thornton Larson* (trl21jz@sulross.edu).
Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas.

25. Physiological and morphological traits affect contemporary range expansion and implications for species distribution modeling in an amphibian species.

Owen M. Edwards* (owedwar@okstate.edu), Michael Reichert, Lu Zhai, and Bo Zhang.
Department of Integrative Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Oklahoma.

26. A multi-year examination of the reproductive ecology of Terrapene ornata in Western Nebraska.

Keetan Munsell* (keetan.munsell@washburn.edu), Katie Brighton, Erica Guldner, and Benjamin Reed.
Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas.

– POSTER PRESENTATIONS –

1. Effect of invasive plant species on the prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on salamanders in Ozark riparian areas.

Keith Jones* (keith.jones@mcdonaldr1.net), Roman Goswick, Jonny Pollard, Emily Mann, Jesse Kinney, Makayla Miller, Alexis Ives, Alia Ramirez, Kara Montgomery, Aislinn Wilson, and Charidy Mckinzie.
McDonald County High School, Anderson, Missouri.

2. Herpetological natural history notes from southern Kansas: Engaging undergraduate in research.

1Joe W. Paysen*, 1Mackenzie J. Smith, 2Carter Kruse, and 1Keith Geluso (gelusok1@unk.edu).
1Department of Biology, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska 68849 (JWP, MJS, KG) 2Turner Institute of Ecoagriculture, Bozeman, Montana.

3. It’s turtles all the way down: Testing the effects of bait type, flotation color, and glowsticks on aquatic turtle capture rates.

Gabriel McClain* (gmcclaing001@mymail.mssu.edu), David Penning, Brenna Jones, Addison Wallace, Jerod Thomas.
1Department of Biological Sciences, Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Missouri.

4. Marking efficacy and stress involved in image recognition vs. PIT tagging in a field setting.

Sydney Falcon* (safalcon@shockers.wichita.edu), Jacob Kearns, Thomas Luhring.
1Department of Biological Sciences, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.

5. Cover-board sampling: The effect of cover object material and size on the number of individuals captured.

Brenna Jones* (jonesb019@mymail.mssu.edu), David Penning, Gabe McClain, Andrew Shipley, Jerod Thomas, Addison Wallace, Saige Haddock, and Johnathan Evenson.
Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Missouri.

6. A digital photography identification system for Crawfish Frog individuals.

Kayleen Sugianto* (jksugian@okstate.edu), Kaleb Banks, Owen Edwards, Michael Reichert.
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.

7. Assessing the impacts of wildlife crossings within median barriers of I-49 in McDonald County, Missouri.

Johnathan Evenson*, Gabe McClain, Brenna Jones, and David Penning (penning-d@mssu.edu).
Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Missouri.

8. Endozoochoric dispersal in Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) from Iowa.

Sangai Dukuly* (sndukuly21@coe.edu), Victoria Amandianeze, and Daniel Hughes.
Department of Biology, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

9. Count your blessings: A quantification of constriction mechanisms in snake diversity.

Maya Greenquist* (mayagreenquist12@gmail.com), David Penning, Jillian Hackney, and Gabe McClain.
Department of Biology and Environmental Health, Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Missouri.

10. Factors affecting thermoregulation in Ornate Box Turtles from Iowa.

1Megan L. Norris* (mlnorris20@coe.edu), 2Benjamin M. Reed2, and 1Daniel F. Hughes1.
1Department of Biology, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and 2Department of Biology, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas.

11. Take only vouchers, leave only footprints: “County Recording” clarifies distributions of Oklahoma herpetofauna.

1Neil R. Balchan* (neil.balchan@okstate.edu), 1Owen M. Edwards, 1Kaleb M. Banks, and 2Jesse J. Whitlock
1Department of Integrative Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Oklahoma, 2Department of Biology, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma.

12. Adaptive Response or Plasticity? Assessing Temperature Tolerance in a Widespread Introduced Gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus.

Desi M. Joseph* (desi.wilson@okstate.edu), Samuel R. Wilson, and Guinevere O.U. Wogan.
Integrative Biology Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.

13. Want to eat a 50-pound cheeseburger? Using snakes in digestive physiology to understand diabetes.

Isra Z Khan*(khani001@mymail.mssu.edu) and David A. Penning.
Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Missouri.

14. Comparative venomics of a wide-ranging North American pitviper (Agkistrodon contortrix).

Nicholas Visbal*, Neil R. Balchan (neil.balchan@okstate.edu), and Guinevere O. U. Wogan.
Department of Integrative Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.

15. Real Life Frogger: Assessing the impacts of wildlife crossings within median barriers of I-49 in McDonald County, Missouri.

Johnathan Evenson*, Gabe McClain, Brenna Jones, and David Penning (davidapenning@gmail.com)
Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Missouri

16. Temporal integration of acoustic signals in male Cope’s Gray Tree Frogs.

Kennedy Funa* (kennedy.funa@okstate.edu), Jain Krishnan, and Michael Riechert
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

17. Field and lab behavioral consistencies and mirror responses of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) in Nebraska.

Brianna Wilson* (briannawilsonnn@gmail.com), Samantha Kim, Abigail Trautman, Katie Brighton, Erica Guldner, and Benjamin Reed
Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas

18. Examining factors that may affect the nesting order of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) in western Nebraska.

Erica Guldner* (erica.guldner@washburn.edu), Katie Brighton, Keetan Munsell, Zoe Edlund, Samantha Kim, Timothy Speer, Abigail Trautman, Patience Wagner, Brianna Wilson, and Benjamin Reed
Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas

19. Comparative analyses of microhabitat associations across populations in Terrapene ornata.

Mark Lewis* (mark.lewis1@washburn.edu), Timothy Speer, Ruthline Pierre, Chris Schenk, Mogli Issa-Prout, TaRon Graham, Cheyenne Kearn, Katie Brighton, Zoe Edlund, Eric Guldner, Samantha Kim, Keetan Munsell, Abigail Trautman, Patience Wagner, and Brianna Wilson
Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas

20. Behavior responses of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) to introduced goat grazing.

Kaitlyn Scott* (kaitlyn.scott@washburn.edu), Layne Hodge, Kaylyn Hobelman, and Benjamin Reed
Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas

21. Movement ecology of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) across different life stages in western Nebraska.

Timothy Speer* (timothy.speer@washburn.edu), Katie Brighton, Zoe Edlund, Samantha Kim, Keetan Munsell, Abigail Trautman, Patience Wagner, Brianna Wilson, and Benjamin Reed
Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas

21. Testing the effectiveness of glowsticks for increasing amphibian captures.

Cameron Kolthoff* (chkolthoff20@coe.edu), Aubree L. Cota, Kennedy Frias, Marcos Villanueva, and Daniel F. Hughes
Coe College, , Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

22. An agricultural pond turtle assemblage in south-central Pennsylvania: The last stand of the Chelonians?

Grace Cocanower* (gc4314@ship.edu) and Pablo R. Delis
Department of Biology, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.

23. A Comparison of corticosterone levels across sex and age groups in Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata).

Samantha Kim* (samantha.kim@washburn.edu), Susan Bjerke, John Mullican, and Benjamin Reed
Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas.

24. Examining juvenile Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) behavior types across populations.

Mary Grace Tyler* (marygrace.tyler@washburn.edu), Samantha O-Hara-Arrington*, Carolyn Wilson, Abigail Trautman, Katie Brighton, Samantha Kim, Erica Guldner, and Benjamin Reed
Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas.

25. Relationship between resting metabolic rate (RMR) and calling behavior in Cope’s Grey Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis).

Phoebe Will* (phwill@okstate.edu) and Michael Reichert
Oklahoma State University, Topeka, Kansas.

26. Fire-induced mortalities of herpetofauna and other vertebrates in a grassland of northern Oklahoma.

1Mackenzie J. Smith* (smithmackenziej@gmail.com), 1Joseph W. Paysen, 2Carter Kruse, and 1Keith Geluso
1Department of Biology, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska; 2Turner Institute of Ecoagriculture, Bozeman, Montana.

27. Protractor muscle diversity in reptiles and its significance for cranial kinesis.

1Christopher Zobek* (czobek@gmail.com), 2Conner D. Verhulst, 3Anmol Sethi, 1Alec Wilken, and 1Casey M. Holliday
1Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; 2Kansas City School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri; 3Kansas City School of Dentistry, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri; 4Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

28. Impact of population on shell patterns of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata).

Carolyn Wilson* (carolyn.wilson@washburn.edu) and Benjamin Reed
Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas.

29. Female responses to conspecific intra an inter-sexual playback signals in a Bornean frog.

Johana Goyes Vallejos* (goyes.johana@gmail.com)
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.

30. Rates of heating and cooling across latitudinally distributed Sceloporus consobrinus populations.

Brandon Wolfsohn (bwolfsohn@unomaha.edu), Tiffany R. Hegdahl*, Benjamin D. Haussmann, and Travis R. Robbins
University of Nebraska – Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska.

31. Life under the leaves: Activity patterns of Dwarf Geckos revealed by substrate-borne vibrations.

Christian A. Perez-Martinez* (perez.christian.alessandro@gmail.com), Jack Ogilvy, Marissa LaMartina, and Manuel Leal
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.

32. Countergradient variation in metabolic rates associated with digestion in a Sceloporus lizard.

Benjamin D. Haussmann* (bhaussmann@unomaha.edu), Brandon Wolfshon, Tiffany R. Hegdahl, and Travis R. Robbins
University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska.

33. The Bunker Resurvey Project: A century of environmental change in Kansas.

Ana Motta* (apmotta@ku.edu) and Rafe Brown
Biodiversity Institute, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.

34. Looking under the hood: Using diceCT to characterize sensory structures in lizards.

Marissa LaMartina* (marissalamartina@gmail.com), Christian Perez-Martinez, and Manuel Leal
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.

35. Using metal and plywood cover objects to assess snake and lizard habitat use within a 525-acre nature preserve in eastern Nebraska.

Tracy J Coleman* (tracycoleman@unomaha.edu)
Glacier Creek Preserve, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska.

36. Comparison of pull strength and latency to pull between two populations of Ornate Box Turtles.

): Bryce Liedtke, Abby Trautman*, Zach Davidson, Jade Vopat*, Benjamin Reed, Tracy Wagner, and Paul Wagner (paul.wagner@washburn.edu)
Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas.