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• Best Graduate Thesis in Biology Fall 2022 - UTEP Department of Biology (12/08/2022)
• Dodson Research Grant - The University of Texas at El Paso (05/23/2022)
• Third Place in Poster Competition -SWAN 2021 - Southwestern Association of Natutalists - SWAN (04/01/2021-04/30/2021)
• Dodson Research Grant - The University of Texas at El Paso (01/01/2021-01/31/2021)
• Dodson Research Grant - The University of Texas at El Paso (05/01/2020-05/31/2020)

• Ph D in Biology, The University of Texas at El Paso (2011)

• Crotalus lepidus (Rock Rattlesnake) - Diet Herpetological Review 54 2 (2023), Oceane Da Cunha, A Olivas-Avila, Rio P. Dominguez, Matthew Jimenez, L M. Horne, Arturo Rocha, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Diversity - volume relationships: Adding structural arrangement and volume to species - area relationships across forest macrosystems Ecography 7 (2023), Elizabeth LaRue, Anna G. Downing, Sheila Saucedo, Arturo Rocha, Sergio A. Vargas Zesati, Vicente Mata-Silva, Michael G. Harvey.
• The amphibians and reptiles of the northern Selva Lacandona: Nahá and Metzabok, Ocosingo, Chiapas, México; with some ethnoherpetological notes Biología y Sociedad 6 12 (2023), Ana I. Melgar-Martinez, Felipe Ruan-Soto, Eduardo Chankin-Chankayun, Elí García-Padila, Ivan Villalobos-Juarez, Vicente Mata-Silva, Eduardo A. Lopez-Esquivel, Lydia A. Fucsko, Mario C. Lavariega, Jerry D. Johnson, David Lazcano, Larry D. Wilson.
• An updated list of the Mexican herpetofauna: with a summary of historical and contemporary studies Zookeys 1166 (2023), Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Lizzeth A. Torres-Hernández, Raciel Cruz-Elizalde, Christian Berriozabal-Islas, Uriel Hernández-Salinas, Larry D. Wilson, Jerry D. Johnson, Louis W. Porras, Carlos J. Balderas-Valdivia, Adriana J. González-Hernández, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Taxonomic and functional diversity of the amphibian and reptile communities of the state of Durango, Mexico Community Ecology (2023), Uriel Hernández-Salinas, Raciel Cruz-Elizalde, Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Christian Berriozabal-Islas, Larry D. Wilson, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Crotalus atrox (Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake) - Longevity, growth, and movement in the wild Herpetological Review 53 4 (2022), Jerry D. Johnson, Geoffrey H. Wiseman, Julia Sandoval-Alva, Arturo Rocha, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Intraspecific variation in the diet composition and morphology of Yucatecan Cantils (Agkistrodon russeolus Gloyd 1972 [Serpentes: Viperidae]) Herpetologica 78 4 (2022), Javier A. Ortiz-Medina, Rogelio Cedeňo-Vázquez, David González-Solís, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• First record of the Zongolica Earth Snake Geophis lorancai (Squamata: Dipsadidae) in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología 5 4 (2022), J. Daniel Peña-Martínez, Yesenia Arrazola-García, Eli Garcia-Padilla, Mario C. Lavariega, Iván Villalobos-Juárez, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• The herpetofauna of Guanajuato, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 16 2 (2022), Adrian Leyte-Manrique, Vicente Mata-Silva, Oscar Báez-Montes, Lydia A. Fucsko, Dominic L. DeSantis, Elí García-Padilla, Arturo Rocha, Jerry D. Johnson, Louis W. Porras, Larry D. Wilson.
• Out of the Past: A new species of Tantilla of the calamarina group (Squamata: Colubridae) from southeastern coastal Guerrero, Mexico, with comments on relationships among members of the group Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 16 2 (2022), Ricardo Palacios-Aguilar, Lydia A. Fucsko, Víctor H. Jiménez-Arcos, Larry D. Wilson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Natural Protected Area Las Musas, Guanajuato Herpetologia Mexicana (2022), Adrian Leyte-Manrique, Abel A. Buelna-Chontal, Gustavo E. Quintero-Diaz, Vicente Mata-Silva, Carlos J. Balderas-Valdivia.
• The herpetofauna of Tabasco, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 16 2 (2022), Ma. del Rosario Barragán-Vázquez, Liliana Ríos-Rodas, Lydia A. Fucsko, Louis W. Porras, Vicente Mata-Silva, Arturo Rocha Rocha, Dominic L. DeSantis, Elí García-Padilla, Jerry D. Johnson, Larry D. Wilson.
• Phrynosoma modestum (Round-tailed Horned Lizard) - Defensive Behavior Herpetological Review 53 2 (2022), Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson, Guillermo Alvarez, Dominic L. DeSantis.
• Agkistrodon russeolus (Yucatecan Cantil) - Predation Herpetological Review 53 2 (2022), Javier Ortiz-Medina, Jesús I. Vinajera-Sosa, J. Rogelio Cedeño-Vázquez, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Movement, home range size, and habitat use of Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus ornatus) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert Herpetologica 78 2 (2022), James D. Emerson, Dominic L. DeSantis, Vicente Mata-Silva, Amy E. Wagler, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• The herpetofauna of Querétaro, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 16 1 (2022), Raciel Cruz-Elizalde, Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Rubén Pineda-López, Vicente Mata-Silva, Dominic L. DeSantis, Elí García-Padilla, Jerry D. Johnson, Arturo Rocha, Lydia A. Fucsko, Larry D. Wilson.
• Crotalus atrox (Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake) - Diet Herpetological Review 52 4 (2021), Carlos A. Chavarria, Alexa Moreno, Allyson Benson-Pedraza, Logan M. Horne, Oceane Dacunha, Joshua J. Mead, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• The herpetofauna of Veracruz, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 15 2 (2021), Lizzeth Torres-Hernández, Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Raciel Cruz-Elizalde, Uriel Hernández-Salinas, Christian Berriozabal-Islas, Dominic L. DeSantis, Jerry D. Johnson, Arturo Rocha, Elí García-Padilla, Vicente Mata-Silva, Lydia A. Fucsko, Larry D. Wilson.
• Anolis carolinensis (Green Anole) - Geographic Distribution Herpetological Review 52 3 (2021), Guillermo H. Sosa-Tovar, Gabriel A. Cruz-Reséndiz, Eli Garcia-Padilla, Vicente Mata-Silva, William L. Farr.
• A reexamination of the herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition update, physiographic distribution, and conservation commentary Zootaxa 4996 2 (2021), Vicente Mata-Silva, Elí García-Padilla, Arturo Rocha, Dominic L. DeSantis, Jerry D. Johnson, Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Larry D. Wilson.
• Noteworthy records of freshwater turtles in Oaxaca, Mexico. Registros destacados de tortugas de agua dulce en Oaxaca, México Revista Mexicana de Herpetología 4 2 (2021), J. Alejandro Ríos-Solís, Mario C. Lavariega, Eli Garcia-Padilla, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Virgotyphlops braminus (Brahminy Blindsnake) - Geographic Distribution Herpetological Review 52 2 (2021), Stephanye Mata-González, Eli Garcia-Padilla, Larry D. Wilson, Arturo Rocha, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Mesoamerican salamanders (Amphibia: Caudata) as a conservation focal group Biología y Sociedad 4 7 (2021), Elí García-Padila, Dominic L. DeSantis, Arturo Rocha, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson, Lydia A. Fucsko, David Lazcano, Larry D. Wilson.
• Hypsiglena jani (Chihuahuan Nightsnake) - Predation Herpetological Review 52 1 (2021), Alexa Moreno, Carlos Chavarria, Allyson Benson-Pedraza, Logan M. Horne, Oceane Dacunha, Joshua J. Mead, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Gerrhonotus ophiurus - Geographic Distribution Herpetological Review 51 4 (2020), Francisco Sánchez-García, Eli Garcia-Padilla, Larry D. Wilson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Integrative Framework for Long-Term Activity Monitoring of Small and Secretive Animals: Validation With a Cryptic Pitviper Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8 169 (2020), Dominic L. DeSantis, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson, Amy E. Wagler.
• Conserving the Mesoamerican herpetofauna: the most critical case of the priority level one endemic species Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 14 2 (2020), Elí García-Padilla, Dominic L. DeSantis, Arturo Rocha, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson, Larry D. Wilson.
• Tantilla bocourti (Bocourt's Black-headed Snake- Geographic Distribution Herpetological Review 51 2 (2020), Oscar Morales-Posada, Eli Garcia-Padilla, Larry D. Wilson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Tantilla deppei (Deppe's Centipede Snake- Geographic Distribution Herpetological Review 51 2 (2020), Oscar Morales-Posada, Eli Garcia-Padilla, Larry D. Wilson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• The herpetofauna of Hidalgo, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 14 1 (2020), Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Uriel Hernández-Salinas, Raciel Cruz-Elizalde, Christian Berriozabal-Islas, Israel Moreno-Lara, Dominic L. DeSantis, Jerry D. Johnson, Elí García-Padilla, Vicente Mata-Silva, Larry D. Wilson.
• Oxybelis fulgidus (Green Vinesnake) - Geographic Distribution Herpetological Review 51 1 (2020), Vicente Mata-Silva, Stephanye Mata-González, Arturo Rocha, Elí García-Padilla, Larry D. Wilson.
• Plestiodon lotus - Geographic Distribution Herpetological Review 51 1 (2020), Oscar Morales-Posada, Eli Garcia-Padilla, Larry D. Wilson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Effects of human-made resource hotspots on seasonal spatial strategies by a desert pitviper Scientific Reports (2019), Dominic L. DeSantis, Amy Wagler, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson.
• The herpetofauna of Coahuila, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 13 2 (2019), David Lazcano, Manuel Nevárez-de los Reyes, Elí García-Padilla, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva, Dominic L. DeSantis, Larry D. Wilson.
• Venomous Snakes of South America / Giftschlangen Südamerikas. Book Review Herpetological Review 50 2 (2019), Vicente Mata-Silva, Larry D. Wilson.
• Feeding ecology of two populations of Sceloporus minor (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) inhabiting contrasting environments in central Mexico Salamandra 55 2 (2019), Aaron García-Rosales, Raciel Cruz-Elizalde, Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Rediscovery of Tantilla bocourti (Günther, 1895) on Isla María Cleofas, Islas Marías, Nayarit, Mexico (Squamata: Colubridae) Herpetology Notes 12 (2019), José R. Nolasco-Luna, Fabio G. Cupul-Magaña, Armando H. Escobedo-Galván, Vicente Mata-Silva, Larry D. Wilson.
• The endemic herpetofauna of Central America: a casualty of anthropocentrism Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 13 1 (2019), Vicente Mata-Silva, Dominic L. DeSantis, Elí García-Padilla, Jerry D. Johnson, Larry D. Wilson.
• Effects of human-made resource hotspots on seasonal spatial strategies by a desert pitviper SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 9 (2019), Dominic L. DeSantis, Amy E. Wagler, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Spatial ecology of Rock Rattlesnakes (Crotalus lepidus) in far west Texas Herpetologica 74 3 (2018), Vicente Mata-Silva, Dominic L. DeSantis, Amy E. Wagler, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Snakes of Panama: a field guide to all species. Book Review. Herpetological Review 49 2 (2018), Larry D. Wilson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Herpetofaunal diversity in Área Natural Protegida Las Musas, Guanajuato, Mexico Mesoamerican Herpetology 5 1 (2018), Adrian Leyte-Manrique, Christian Berriozabal-Islas, Vicente Mata-Silva, Juan Pablo Morales-Castorena.
• Serpientes Venenosas del Ecuador: Sistemática, Taxonomía, Historia Natural, Conservación, Envenenamiento y Aspectos Antropológicos. Book review. Herpetological Review 49 1 (2018), Vicente Mata-Silva, Larry D. Wilson.
• Anaxyrus punctatus (Red-spotted Toad) - Diet Herpetological Review 49 1 (2018), Guillermo Alvarez, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Spatial Ecology of Rock Rattlesnakes (Crotalus lepidus) in Far West Texas HERPETOLOGICA 74 3 (2018), Vicente Mata-Silva, Dominic L. DeSantis, Amy E. Wagler, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Conservation of herpetofauna in disturbed habitats: perspectives from short-term surveys in the Sierra Madre del Sur, Oaxaca, Mexico REFAMA First (2018), Dominic L. DeSantis, Elí García-Padilla, Larry D. Wilson, Vicente Mata-Silva.

• Abiotic and topographic factors of microhabitat occupancy of sympatric rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox and Crotalus ornatus) during the active season (2023), Volume El Paso Texas, Sophia Rivera, Arturo Rocha, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Activity patterns of a native northern Chihuahuan Desert ungulate (2023), Volume San Antonio, TX, Matthew Montoya, Arturo Rocha, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Diet composition of the Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi) at Indio Mountains Research Station, in far west Texas Chihuahuan Desert (2023), Volume San Antonio, TX, Vicente Mata-Silva, Matthew Montoya, Arturo Rocha.
• Indio Mountains Research Station, a unique research and educational asset in far west Texas (2023), Volume San Antonio, TX, Matthew Montoya, Arturo Rocha, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Overwintering site structure and environmental interactions on body temperature of sympatric rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox and Crotalus ornatus) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert (2023), Volume San Antonio, TX, Arturo Rocha, Matthew Montoya, Alejandro Rosales, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Spatial ecology of a secretive Chihuahuan Desert colubrid (Lampropeltis alterna) (2023), Volume San Antonio, TX, James Emerson, Dominic DeSantis, Jerry Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Plants of Indio Mountains Research Station (IMRS), a UTEP property in far west Texas (2023), Volume El Paso, TX, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Ecology of rattlesnakes in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas (2023), Volume Monterrey, Mexico, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Overwintering site selection of Crotalus atrox and Crotalus ornatus based on thermophysiological traits, abiotic variables, and topographical characteristics in the northern Chihuahuan Desert (2023), Volume El Paso Texas, Alejandro Rosales, Matthew Montoya, Arturo Rocha, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Movement, home range size, and habitat use of Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus ornatus) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert (2023), Volume Houston, TX, James Emerson, Dominic L. DeSantis, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Bi-seasonal stress biomarkers in two species of sympatric rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox and Crotalus ornatus) in far west Texas (2022), Volume Rodeo, New Mexico, Arturo Rocha, Oceane Dacunha, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Hot bodies, cool data: insights from body temperature in the Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (2022), Volume Rodeo, New Mexico, Joshua Mead, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Integrating radio telemetry and accelerometry to monitor the spatial and temporal movement patterns of snakes (2022), Volume Rodeo, New Mexico, Dominic L. DeSantis, Anna F. Tipton, Rulon W. Clark, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jorge Diosdado.
• Movement, home range size, and habitat use of Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus ornatus) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert (2022), Volume Rodeo, New Mexico, James Emerson, Dominic L. DeSantis, Vicente Mata-Silva, Amy E. Wagler, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Winter behavior of rattlesnakes at Indio Mountains Research Station, Hudspeth County, Texas (2022), Volume Rodeo, New Mexico, Vicente Mata-Silva, Oceane Dacunha, Arturo Rocha, Dominic L. DeSantis.
• Body condition of the Western Marbled Whiptail (Aspidoscelis marmorata) from far west Texas (2021), Volume El Paso Texas, Matthew Jimenez, Arturo Rocha, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Monitoring Chihuahuan Desert mammal diversity in the Rio Grande of west Texas (2021), Volume University of Texas at El Paso, Jaime Campo, Arturo Rocha, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Integrating radio telemetry and accelerometry to monitor the spatial and temporal movement patterns of snakes (2021), Volume Phoenix, Arizona, Dominic DeSantis, Anna Tipton, Reagan Thornton, Rulon Clark, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson, Jorge Diosdado, Amy E. Wagler.
• The use of 3D-printed snake models to investigate predation risk (2021), Volume Phoenix, Arizona, Oceane Da Cunha, Rio Dominguez, Logan M. Horne, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Trophic transfer of heavy metals to whiptail lizards in urban and remote Chihuahuan Desert food chains (2021), Volume Online, Allyson Benson-Pedraza, Lin Ma, Jerry D. , Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Rattlesnakes in Trans-Pecos, Texas (2020), Volume El Paso, TX, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Rattlesnakes of the Northern Chihuahuan Desert (2020), Volume Hampton, Virginia, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Pits in pits: further insight into viper ecology through increased resolution (2019), Volume Hays, Kansas, Joshua J. Mead, Andressa L. Viol, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Study design investigating the comparative thermal ecology of three sympatric rattlesnakes in the Chihuahuan Desert (2019), Volume Chihuahua City, Joshua M. Mead, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson.
• La herpetofauna mesoamericana: visión general, actualización e imperativos de la conservación (2018), Volume Panama City, Panama, Larry D. Wilson, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva, Louis W. Porras, Elí García-Padilla, Dominic L. Desantis.
• Ecología alimentaria de dos poblaciones de Sceloporus minor (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) que habitan ambientes contrastantes en el centro de México (2018), Volume Veracruz, Mexico, Aaron García-Rosales, Raciel Cruz-Elizalde, Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• When, how and why do snakes move? A case study validation internal implantation of accelerometer dataloggers to remotely and continuously monitor movement behavior of wild snakes (2018), Volume El Paso, Texas, Miranda Gaupp, Dominic L. DeSantis, Vicente Mata-Silva, Amy E. Wagler, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Movement patterns of Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus ornatus) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert (2018), Volume San Marcos, Texas, James D. Emerson, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• The Herpetofauna of Oaxaca: an update (2018), Volume San Marcos, Texas, Vicente Mata-Silva, Elí García-Padilla, Jerry D. Johnson, Dominic L. DeSantis, Larry D. Wilson.
• Validating the use of internally implanted tri-axial accelerometer dataloggers to remotely monitor movement behavior of wild snakes (2018), Volume San Marcos, Texas, Dominic L. DeSantis, Amy E. Wagler, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson.

• Use of overwintering shelters by rattlesnakes in the northern Chihuahuan Desert
•  Expanding access and storage for the borderland biological collections at the University of Texas at El Paso
• A Clean Laboratory At Indio Mountains Research Station Headquarters
• Temperature, precipitation, and long-term fluctuation of body condition of whiptail lizards in the northern Chihuahuan Desert