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Dr. Fred Kraus, Wildlife Biologist |
Expertise Keywords: Reptiles, amphibians, invasive species, systematics
Taxonomic Groups of Interest: Reptiles, amphibians, gastropods
Areas of Expertise: invasive species, systematics
Current Research: Chemical irritants for brown treesnakes, risk assessment for alien reptiles and amphibians
Research Interests:
- Evolution, systematics, and biogeography of the Papuan herpetofauna.
- Evolution and conservation of insular faunas, especially reptiles, amphibians, and landsnails.
- Patterns, processes, and ecology of alien-species invasions
- Development of risk-assessment protocols for alien-species invasions, especially for reptiles and amphibians.
Education:
- B.S. in Biology, University of Toledo, 1980
- Ph.D. in Biology, University of Michigan, 1987
Previous Positions:
- Research Zoologist, Bishop Museum, Aug. 2001 – Oct. 2012
- Alien Species Coordinator, Hawaii Div. of Forestry and Wildlife, Nov. 1996 – July 2001
- Affiliate Graduate Faculty, University of Hawaii, March 2001 – present
- Research Associate, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Nov. 1997 – July 2001
- Adjunct Research Associate, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Sept. 1996 – Sept. 1997
- Research Associate, Dept. of Biology, University of Michigan, March 1992 – Oct. 1996
- Research Associate, The Conservation Agency, March 1991 – present
- Adjunct Research Associate, Dept. of Biology, University of Michigan, July 1990 – March 1992
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Zoology, University of Florida, April 1988 – May 1990
- Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Biology, University of Michigan, 1980 – 81, 1984, 1986
- Research Assistant, Dept. of Biology, University of Michigan, 1983, 1984 – 85
- Field Biologist, Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, June – August 1980
International Experience:
Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Ecuador, Guam, Lesser Antilles, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, TaiwanContact Information
- Address: USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services, NWRC, 4101 LaPorte Ave., Fort Collins, CO, 80521
- Telephone: 970-266-6324
- Email: Fred.Kraus@aphis.usda.gov
Research Project: Methods and Strategies to Manage Invasive Species Impacts to Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Human Health and Safety
Recent Publications:
2012
Bursey, C. R., Goldberg, S. R., & Kraus, F. (2012). A new species of megalobatrachonema (nematoda: Kathlaniidae) in fojia bumui (squamata: Scincidae) from papua new guinea. Journal of Parasitology, 98(5), 973-976.
Bursey, C. R., Goldberg, S. R., & Kraus, F. (2012). New genus of cosmocercidae (nematoda) and other helminths in hylarana volkerjane (anura: Ranidae) from papua new guinea. Journal of Parasitology, 98(4), 791-794.
Calvete, J. J., Ghezellou, P., Paiva, O., Matainaho, T., Ghassempour, A., Goudarzi, H., . . . Williams, D. J. (2012). Snake venomics of two poorly known hydrophiinae: Comparative proteomics of the venoms of terrestrial toxicocalamus longissimus and marine hydrophis cyanocinctus. Journal of Proteomics, 75(13), 4091-4101.
Goldberg, S. R., & Kraus, F. (2012). Notes on reproduction of the moth skink, lipinia noctua (squamata: Scincidae) from the pacific islands. Current Herpetology, 31(1), 58-60.
Kraus, F. (2012). A new species of nyctimystes (anura: Hylidae) from papua new guinea. Herpetologica, 68(4), 541-550.
Kraus, F. (2012). Identity of nyctimystes cheesmani (anura: Hylidae), with description of two new related species. Zootaxa, (3493), 1-26.
Kraus, F. (2011). New frogs (anura: Microhylidae) from the mountains of western papua new guinea. Records of the Australian Museum, 63(1), 53-60.
Kraus, F. (2012). Papuan frogs of the genus cophixalus (anura: Microhylidae): New synonyms, new species, and a dichotomous key. Zootaxa, (3559), 1-36.
Kraus, F. (2012). Resurrection of mantophryne microtis (anura: Microhylidae) from synonymy. Herpetologica, 68(2), 256-265.
Kraus, F., Medeiros, A., Preston, D., Jarnevich, C. S., & Rodda, G. H. (2012). Diet and conservation implications of an invasive chameleon, chamaeleo jacksonii (squamata: Chamaeleonidae) in hawaii. Biological Invasions, 14(3), 579-593.
Kraus, F., & Myers, S. (2012). New species of hypsilurus (squamata: Agamidae) from papua new guinea. Journal of Herpetology, 46(3), 396-401.
Kraus, F., & Preston, D. (2012). Diet of the invasive lizard chamaeleo jacksonii (squamata: Chamaeleonidae) at a wet-forest site in hawai'i. Pacific Science, 66(3), 397-404.
2011
Bursey, C. R., Goldberg, S. R., & Kraus, F. (2011). Maxvachonia ingens sp. nov. (nematoda, cosmocercidae) in litoria darlingtoni (anura, hylidae) from papua new guinea. Acta Parasitologica, 56(1), 54-57.
Bursey, C. R., Goldberg, S. R., & Kraus, F. (2011). New species of aplectana (nematoda: Cosmocercidae) in sphenomorphus pratti from papua new guinea. Journal of Parasitology, 97(4), 654-660.
Goldberg, S. R., & Kraus, F. (2011). Notes on reproduction of cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus (squamata: Scincidae) from the northern mariana islands, western pacific. Current Herpetology, 30(2), 159-161.
Goldberg, S. R., & Kraus, F. (2011). Notes on reproduction of jackson's chameleon chamaeleo jacksonii (squamata, chamaeleonidae), from hawaii. Herpetological Bulletin, (115), 1-3.
Goldberg, S. R., & Kraus, F. (2011). Notes on reproduction of the gold dust day gecko, phelsuma laticauda (gekkonidae) from hawaii. Current Herpetology, 30(1), 79-81.
Kraus, F. (2011). At the lower size limit for tetrapods, two new species of the miniaturized frog genus paedophryne (anura, microhylidae). ZooKeys, 154, 71-88.