Corey Fielder
Research Associate
corey.fielder@ag.tamu.eduAs a Research Associate for the Institute, Corey works with the herpetology team to conduct ecology and conservation-orientated research projects on federal, state, and private lands.
Previously, Corey served in the United States Marine Corps for five years before attending college. He graduated from Texas A&M in 2020 with a degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences and subsequently received his master’s in 2022 studying the spatial characteristics and habitat associations of Texas alligator lizards (Gerrhonotus infernalis) in Central Texas.
Outside of work, Corey enjoys all aspects of the outdoors such as hunting, herping, and camping with his wife and two dogs.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
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Habitat use of the Texas Alligator Lizard in Central Texas
May 2025
Fielder, C., W. Ryberg, D. Walkup, J Holmes, and T. Hibbitts. 2025. Habitat use of the Texas Alligator Lizard in Central Texas. Journal of Natural History. 59, 1449-1467.
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Camera-trap Basking Arrays Detect Western Chicken Turtles (Deirochelys reticularia miaria) in Dynamic Ephemeral Wetland Mosaics
Dec 2023
Bowers, B.C., C.M. Fielder, D.K. Walkup, R.R. Lopez, W.A. Ryberg, T.J. Hibbitts, M.R. Parker, and P.S. Crump. 2023. Camera-trap Basking Arrays Detect Western Chicken Turtles (Deirochelys reticularia miaria) in Dynamic Ephemeral Wetland Mosaics. Herpetological Review 54, 368-372.
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Spatial ecology of the Texas Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus infernalis) in Blanco County, Texas
Oct 2023
Fielder, C.M., W.A. Ryberg, D.K. Walkup, J.M. Holmes, and T.J. Hibbitts. 2023. Spatial ecology of the Texas Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus infernalis) in Blanco County, Texas. Western North American Naturalist 83, 315-324.
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New Distributional records for Amphibians in Panola County, Texas, USA
Sep 2023
Fielder, C.M. 2023. New Distributional records for Amphibians in Panola County, Texas, USA. Herpetological Review 54(3): 410.
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Testing the detection of large, secretive snakes using camera traps
Oct 2022
Walkup, D.K., W.A. Ryberg, J.B. Pierce, E. Smith, J. Childress, F. East, B.L. Pierce, P. Brown, C.M. Fielder, and T.J. Hibbitts. 2022. Testing the detection of large, secretive snakes using camera traps. Wildlife Society Bulletin e1408, https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1408.
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Notes on Texas Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus internalis) Nesting Behavior
Mar 2022
Fielder, C., J. Holmes, and T. Hibbitts. 2022. Gerrhonotus infernalis (Texas Alligator Lizard) Nesting Behavior. Herpetological Review 53, 132-133.
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Effective Camera Trap Snake Surveys at a Rarely Accessible Longleaf Pine Savanna
Dec 2021
Ryberg, W.A., D.K. Walkup, T.J. Hibbitts, W. Pittman, V.H. Porter, B.C. Bowers, C.M. Fielder, P. Brown, R.R. Lopez, J.R. Preston, J.T. Johnson, B.W. Hagedorn. 2021. Effective camera trap snake surveys at a rarely accessible longleaf pine savanna. Herpetological Review, 52, 719-724.
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New County Records for the Panhandle Region of Texas, USA
Mar 2020
Fielder, C.M., D.K. Walkup, W.A. Ryberg, and T.J. Hibbitts. 2020. New County Records for the Panhandle Region of Texas, USA. Herpetological Review 51(1): 87-89.