Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles

Bryan.Stuart@ncdenr.gov
919.733.7450 x751

Ph.D. (Biological Sciences) University of Illinois at Chicago, 2006
M.Sc. (Zoology) North Carolina State University, 1998
B.Sc. (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) Cornell University, 1995

Research Interests

Bryan is interested in biodiversity, phylogenetic systematics, and conservation of amphibians and reptiles. He is especially interested in patterns and processes of speciation in morphologically cryptic species complexes. Much of his current research is focused on Southeast Asia, where he has maintained an active field program since 1998.

Bryan joined the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in the summer of 2008. He is directing the newly established molecular laboratory at the museum and the development of a museum-wide genetic resources collection. He is looking forward to expanding his research program into local projects on amphibians and reptiles of North Carolina.

Other Appointments

Selected Publications

Brown, R. M. and B. L. Stuart.  In press.  Patterns of biodiversity discovery through time: an historical analysis of defining amphibian species boundaries in the Southeast Asian mainland and island archipelagos.  In D. Gower (ed.).  Southeast Asian Biodiversity.  Cambridge University Press.

Ly, T., H. D. Hoang, and B. L. Stuart.  In press.  Market turtle mystery solved in Vietnam.  Biological Conservation.

Stuart, B. L., J. J. L. Rowley, D. T. A. Tran, D. T. T. Le, and H. D. Huy.  2011.  The Leptobrachium (Anura: Megophryidae) of the Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam, with description of a new species.  Zootaxa 2804: 25-40.

Stuart, B. L., R. H. Bain, S. Phimmachak, and K. Spence.  2010.  Phylogenetic systematics of the Amolops monticola group (Amphibia: Ranidae), with description of a new species from northwestern Laos.  Herpetologica 66(1): 52-66.

Stuart, B. L., S. Phimmachak, N. Sivongxay, and W. G. Robichaud.  2010.  A new species in the Tylototriton asperrimus group (Caudata: Salamandridae) from central Laos.  Zootaxa 2650: 19-32. 

To learn more about Bryan's research, please visit www.bryanlstuart.com