Hansel Caballero Silva

Position and Affiliation

Wildlife Technician, UF - Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center

Areas of Interest

Herpetology, Wildlife Management, Invasion Ecology, Wildlife Conservation.

Education

B.S. Biology, 2016. University of Havana.

Project Involvement

Hansel is currently involved in the trapping and removal of invasive species such as Argentine black and white tegus and Peter's rock agamas. He is also a part of the Everglades Invasive Reptile and Amphibian Monitoring Program (EIRAMP). Hansel assists with tracking Burmese python movements through the Everglades marsh via radio-telemetry and crocodilian related projects. Additionally, in Cuba Hansel conducted and participated in numerous scientific investigations on the ecology, behavior, reproductive biology, and systematics of vertebrates and invertebrates. He disseminated the results of this research to various audiences through publications, books and popular media.

Publications

Nuñez Águila. R., Neyra Raola. B. & Caballero Silva. H. 2020. Nymphalidae. In: Mancina C. A., Nuñez Águila. R., Neyra Raola. B., editors. Butterflies of Cuba. Field Guide. AMA, Cuba; p. 116-163.

Caballero Silva. H., Martínez Prado. I. & Hernández González. Z. 2022. New record of a stranding dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) in Cuba. Poeyana. 513. p. 1-3.

Caballero Silva, H., & Mancina, C. A. (2023). Capromys pilorides (Rodentia: Echimyidae). Mammalian Species, 55(1027), p. 1-14.

Alonso Boch. R., Caballero Silva. H & Lopez Hurtado. Y. 2024. Thermal biology of adults Peltophryne peltocephala (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) from one population of central Cuba: Natural and laboratory assays. Revista Cubana de Ciencias Biológicas.12(1) p.1-13.

Caballero Silva, H., & Mancina, C. A.(in progress) Craneomandibular diversification in hutias (Rodentia: Echimyidae: Capromyinae): analysis based on geometric morphometry and comparative phylogenetic methods.

Caballero Silva, H., Martínez Prado I., Pérez Fleitas E. & Sosa Rodríguez G. (in progress) Skull shape variations in Crocodylus acutus. Analysis based on geometric morphometry.