Jay M. Savage
Jay Mathers Savage is an American herpetologist known for his research on reptiles and amphibians of Central America. He is a past president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the Society of Systematic Biologists, and the Southern California Academy of Sciences. He received his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from Stanford University. He has produced around 200 publications, including the books Evolution and The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica. He is an emeritus professor at the University of Miami and adjunct professor at San Diego State University.
He was the first to describe, in 1966, the now-extinct Golden Toad of Monteverde, Costa Rica.
Taxon named in his honor
Savage is commemorated in the scientific names of 18 animal species.Amphibians
The frog genus Barycholos.Reptiles
Reptile species named in his honor include- Diplodactylus savagei,
- Pseuderemias savagei,
- Sonora savagei, and
- Sphaerodactylus savagei.
Fish