Bob Reed - USGS

Invasive Species Science

Research Wildlife Biologist

Duty Station:
Fort Collins Science Center
2150 Centre Ave
Bldg C
Fort Collins, CO 80526

Phone: 970-226-9464
Fax: 970.226.9230
Email: reedr@usgs.gov

Current Research

• Control and Containment of the Brown Treesnake and Other Invasive Reptiles
• Research on Introduced Florida Snakes

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Publications

Total Records:16

• What parts of the US mainland are climatically suitable for invasive alien pythons spreading from Everglades National Park?
• Giant Constrictors: Biological and Management Profiles and an Establishment Risk Assessment for Nine Large Species of Pythons, Anacondas, and the Boa Constrictor
• Giant Constrictor Snakes in Florida: A Sizeable Research Challenge
• Giant Constrictor Risk Assessment: Frequently Asked Questions
• Report Documents the Risks of Giant Invasive Snakes in the U.S
• Habitat alteration increases invasive fire ant abundance to the detriment of amphibians and reptiles
• Climate change: The science of impacts
• Morelia spilota spilota (Diamond python). Reproduction
• Climate matching as a tool for predicting potential North American spread of Brown Treesnakes
• Size-based trends and management implications of microhabitat utilization by Brown Treesnakes, with an emphasis on juvenile snakes
• Coniophanes imperialis (Black-striped snake). Diet
• Diet composition of the invasive cane toad (Chaunus marinus) on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands
• Emoia atrocostata (Littoral skink)
• Distribution, habitat, size, and color pattern of Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (Sauria: Teiidae) on Cayo Cochino Pequeno, Honduras
• Partnerships for Science: A “Virtual” Institute for Invasive Species Research and Management
• New lizard records for the Mariana Islands