Toby Hibbitts

Toby Hibbitts works as the curator of amphibians and reptiles at the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collection at Texas A&M University. His research program focuses on amphibians and reptiles. He is interested in natural history, ecology, behavior and taxonomy. All of these factors are important for making informed conservation decisions about species. Hibbitts also joined the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute as a research scientist in 2012. He received a Bachelor of Science in biology from Midwestern State University, a Master of Science in wildlife and fisheries sciences from Texas A&M and a doctorate in animal, plant and environmental science from the University of the Witwatersrand. Hibbitts comes from a family of Texas naturalists and enjoys outdoor sporting activities and travel.