Christian Supsup

Christian Supsup
  • Doctoral Candidate

Contact Info

BI - Dyche Hall

Biography —

Faculty Mentor: Rafe Brown

Research Interest: Herpetology, phylogenetics, conservation biology, spatial ecology

Hometown: Aurora, Philippines

Education —

B.S. in Seccondary Education in Biology, De La Salle University, Dasmariñas, Philippines
M.S. in Biology, De La Salle University, Dasmariñas, Philippines

Research —

  • Supsup, C. E., A. A. Asis, U. V. Carestia Jr., N. M. Puna, and J. B. Avanceña. in press. Geographic distribution, population and conservation status of Tragulus nigricans, an endangered mouse deer endemic to western Philippines. Pacific Conservation Biology.
  • Supsup, C. E. and U. V. Carestia Jr. 2020. Rediscovery, new island record, and clarification of the geographic distribution of Oligodon perkinsi Taylor (1925), a poorly known endemic snake from the Palawan Faunal Region of western Philippines. Check List 16(4) 877–881.
  • Supsup, C. E., A. A. Asis, U. V. Carestia Jr., A. C. Diesmos, N. A. D. Mallari, and R. M. Brown. 2020. Variation in species richness, composition, and herpetological community structure across a tropical habitat gradient of Palawan Island, Philippines. Herpetozoa 33: 95–111. DOI 10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e47293
  • Pili, A. N., C. E. Supsup, E. Y. Sy, M. L. L. Diesmos, and A. C. Diesmos. 2019. Spatial dynamics of invasion and distribution of alien frogs in a biodiversity hotspot archipelago. Pp. 337–347 in Island invasives: scaling up to meet the challenge (C.R. Veitch, M.N. Clout, A.R. Martin, J.C. Russell, and C.J. West, eds.). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland, Switzerland.
  • Supsup, C. E., F. M. Guinto, B. R. Redoblado, and R. S. Gomez. 2017. Amphibians and reptiles from the Mt. Hamiguitan Range of eastern Mindanao Island, Philippines: new distribution records. Check List 13 (3): 2121.
  • Supsup, C. E., N. M. Puna, A. A. Asis, B. R. Redoblado, F. G. Panaguinit, F. M. Guinto, E. L. Rico, A. C. Diesmos, R. M. Brown, and N. A. D. Mallari. 2016. Amphibians and reptiles of Cebu, Philippines: the poorly understood herpetofauna of an island with virtually no remaining natural habitat. Asian Herpetological Research. 7(3): 151–179.
  • Supsup, C. E., B. R. Redoblado, and F. M. Guinto. 2016. First record of rare endemic tree skink Lipinia vulcania on Sibuyan Island, Philippines, with notes on its conservation and taxonomic status. Herpetological Review 47(1): 24–26