Jay M. Savage

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Jay M. Savage is affiliated with the following schools: San Diego State University, University of Southern California, Stanford University, University of Miami

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According to Wikipedia, 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.

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Zoogeography: The Geographical Distribution of Animals (1958) (1004)
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica, A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas. (2002) (420)
Amphibian and reptile declines over 35 years at La Selva, Costa Rica (2007) (320)
A guide to the snake hemipenis: a survey of basic structure and systematic characteristics (1960) (270)
Variation and distribution in the tree‐frog genus Phyllomedusa in Costa Rica, central America (1967) (255)
The Enigma of the Central American Herpetofauna: Dispersals or Vicariance? (1982) (228)
Tests of Null Models for Amphibian Declines on a Tropical Mountain (1997) (226)
The geographic distribution of frogs : patterns and predictions (1973) (178)
Oadistic relationships among anoles (Sauria: Iguanidae) (1986) (161)
The Origins and History of the Central American Herpetofauna (1966) (152)
It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae) (2012) (128)
Evolution of a Peninsular Herpetofauna (1960) (114)
The amphibians and reptiles of Costa Rica (2002) (107)
The colouration of the venomous coral snakes (family Elapidae) and their mimics (families Aniliidae and Colubridae) (1992) (97)
Availability of new Bayesian-delimited gecko names and the importance of character-based species descriptions (2011) (90)
The Dendrobatid Frogs of Central America (1968) (82)
THE HYLID FROGS OF MIDDLE AMERICA (2002) (78)
Systematics and distribution of the Mexican and Central American stream frogs related to Eleutherodactylus rugulosus (1975) (77)
Systematics and the biodiversity crisis (1995) (63)
A revision of the Ecuadorian snakes of the colubrid genus Atractus (1960) (59)
Anole Systematics Revisited (1992) (59)
Infrageneric classification and species composition of the anole genera, Anolis, Ctenonotus, Dactyloa, Norops and Semiurus (Sauria: Iguanidae) (1989) (55)
The isthmian link and the evolution of neotropical mammals (1974) (50)
Systematics and distribution of the Mexican and Central American rainfrogs of the Eleutherodactylus gollmeri group (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae) (1987) (50)
Taxonomic reconsideration of Middle American frogs of the Eleutherodactylus rugulosus group (Anura: Leptodactylidae): A reconnaissance of subtle nuances among frogs (2000) (45)
05. On terminology for the description of the hemipenes of squamate reptiles (1997) (44)
The status of Pliocercus and Urotheca (Serpentes: Colubridae), with a review of included species of coral snake mimics (1989) (36)
The Systematic Status and Distribution of Costa Rican Glass-Frogs, Genus Centrolenella (Family Centrolenidae), with Description of a New Species (1973) (35)
Central American Frogs Allied to Eleutherodactylus bransfordii (Cope): A Problem of Polymorphism (1970) (35)
Studies on the lizard family Xantusiidae. IV. The genera (1963) (34)
A Review of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus, Odontophrynus (1965) (33)
Evolution of coloration, urotomy and coral snake mimicry in the snake genus Scaphiodontophis (Serpentes: Colubridae) (1996) (32)
Frogs of the Eleutherodactylus biporcatus Group (Leptodactylidae) of Central America and Northern South America, Including Rediscovered, Resurrected, and New Taxa (2002) (30)
Testing Species Boundaries within the Atractus occipitoalbus Complex (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) (2009) (28)
THE HARLEQUIN FROGS, GENUS ATELOPUS, OF COSTA RICA AND WESTERN PANAMA (1972) (26)
Nefopam excretion in human milk. (1987) (26)
The Giant Anoline Lizards of Costa Rica and Western Panama (1978) (25)
A checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: Additions and nomenclatural revisions (2009) (25)
The family position of neotropical frogs currently referred to the genus Pseudis (1953) (24)
The iguanid lizard genera Urosaurus and Uta, with remarks on related groups (1958) (24)
Spectacular New Gliding Species of Ecnomiohyla (Anura: Hylidae) from Central Panama (2008) (23)
Evolution of the Insular Herpetofaunas (1965) (23)
UROTOMY IN SCAPHIODONTOPHIS : EVIDENCE FOR THE MULTIPLE TAIL BREAK HYPOTHESIS IN SNAKES (1995) (23)
Reevaluation of the Status of Taxa of Central American Caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona), with Comments on Their Origin and Evolution (2001) (23)
A New Tree-Frog (Centrolenidae) from Costa Rica (1967) (21)
A Solution to the Large Black Salamander Problem (Genus Bolitoglossa) in Costa Rica and Panamá (2005) (20)
Introduction to the herpetofauna of Costa Rica = Introducción a la herpetofauna de Costa Rica (1986) (20)
Checklist of reptiles and amphibians (1983) (20)
On the trail of the Golden frog: with Warszewicz and Gabb in Central America (1970) (19)
A New Fringe-Limbed Tree-Frog (Family Centrolenidae) From Lower Central America (1967) (18)
A handlist with preliminary keys to the herpetofauna of Costa Rica. (1980) (18)
Geographic Variation and Systematics of the Middle American Caecilians, Genera Dermophis and Gymnopis (1972) (18)
The Systematic Status of Bufo simus O. Schmidt with Description of a New Toad from Western Panama (1972) (18)
An extraordinary new toad (Bufo) from Costa Rica. 1966. (2002) (18)
ON TERMINOLOGY FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF THE HEMIPENES OF SQUAMA TE REPTILES (2016) (16)
The herpetofauna of the Rincon area, Peninsula de Osa, Costa Rica, a Central American lowland evergreen forest site (2005) (16)
Montane Salamanders from the Costa Rica–Panamá Border Region, with Descriptions of Two New Species of Bolitoglossa (2007) (15)
A NEW SPECIES OF RAINFROG (GENUS ELEUTHERODACTYLUS) FROM THE SERRANÍA DE TABASARÁ, WEST–CENTRAL PANAMA AND REANALYSIS OF THE FITZINGERI SPECIES GROUP (2004) (15)
Rediscovery of the Central American Colubrid snake, Sibon argus, with comments on related species from the region (1992) (14)
Studies on the lizard family Xantusiidae. III. A new genus for Xantusia riversiana Cope, 1883 (1957) (14)
Three New Malodorous Rainfrogs of the Genus Pristimantis (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Wokomung Massif in west-central Guyana, South America (2007) (13)
Key to the Known Tadpoles (Amphibia: Anura) of Costa Rica (1996) (13)
THE CONCEPT OF ECOLOGIC NICHE, WITH REFERENCE TO THE THEORY OF NATURAL COEXISTENCE (1958) (12)
Meetings of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1990) (12)
The venomous coral snakes (genus Micrurus) of Costa Rica. (1973) (12)
Descriptions of new colubrid snakes, genus Atractus, from Ecuador (1955) (11)
Anole classification: a response to Poe. (2014) (11)
Not so rare snakes: a revision of the Geophis sieboldi group (Colubridae: Dipsadinae) in lower Central America and Colombia (2008) (11)
The Status Of The Central American Leptodactylid Frogs Eleutherodactylus Melanostictus (Cope) And Eleutherodactylus Platyrhynchus (Gunther) (1981) (11)
A New Species of Caecilian from the Península de Osa of Costa Rica@@@A New Species of Caecilian from the Peninsula de Osa of Costa Rica (1992) (10)
A new species of rainfrog of the Eleutherodactylus diastema group from the Alta Talamanca Region of Costa Rica (1997) (10)
Nomenclatural Notes on Anoles (Sauria: Polychridae): Stability over Priority (1991) (10)
Translating a clade based classification into one that is valid under the international code of zoological nomenclature: the case of the lizards of the family Dactyloidae (Order Squamata). (2018) (10)
A Colored Atlas of Some Vertebrates from Ceylon. Volume Two. Tetrapod Reptilia (1955) (10)
A New Species of the Craugastor rugulosus Series (Anura: Craugastoridae) from West-Central Panama (2010) (10)
A New Species of Leptodactylid Frog, Genus Eleutherodactylus, from the Cordillera de Talamanca, (1979) (10)
Systematic Status Of Central American Frogs Confused With Eleutherodactylus-Cruentus (1981) (9)
Geographic Variation in the Tadpole of the Toad, Bufo marinus (1960) (9)
On the species of the colubrid snake genus Ninia in Costa Rica and western Panama (1991) (8)
An enigmatic frog of the genus Atelopus (Family Bufonidae) from Parque Nacional Chirripó, Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica. (2013) (8)
New Species of Large Black Salamander, Genus Bolitoglossa (Plethodontidae) from Western Panamá (2001) (7)
A New Fossorial Snake Of The Genus Geophis (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae) From The Cordillera de-Talamanca Of Costa rica (1994) (7)
A Reevaluation of the Status of the Foxsnakes Pantherophis gloydi Conant and P. vulpinus Baird and Girard (Lepidosauria) (2011) (7)
Type localities for species of amphibians and reptiles described from Costa Rica (2016) (7)
A new species of Celestus from west-central Panama, with consideration of the status of the genera of the Anguidae: Diploglossinae (Squamata). (2006) (7)
Herpetological Collections Made by Dr. John F. Bransford, Assistant Surgeon, U.S.N. during the Nicaragua and Panama Canal Surveys (1872-1885) (1973) (6)
Studies on the Lizard Family Xantusiidae I. The Systematic Status of the Baja California Night Lizards Allied to Xantusia Vigilis, with the Description of a New Subspecies (1952) (6)
A New Species of the Secretive Colubrid Snake Genus Geophis from Costa Rica (1981) (6)
A New Bromeliad Frog of the Genus Eleutherodactylus from Costa Rica (1965) (6)
The Tadpole Of The Costa Rican Fringe-Limbed Tree-Frog, Hyla Fimbrimembra (1981) (6)
Comment on Spracklandus Hoser, 2009 (Reptilia, Serpentes, ELAPIDAE): request for confirmation of availability of the generic name and for the nomenclatural validation of the journal in which it was published (Case 3601; BZN 70:234 237; 71:30 38; 133-135,181-182 ,252-253) (2015) (6)
Taxonomic status of the frog genus Centrolenella Noble (Anura: Centrolenidae) (1984) (6)
A new blind snake (genus Typhlops) from Costa Rica (1962) (6)
Reptiles and Amphibians of the San Francisco Bay Region (1959) (5)
Lacepede, B.g.e. De La V., 1788, Histoire Naturelle Des Quadrupedes Ovipares: Proposed Rejection As A Non binominal Work (2003) (5)
The proper name of the Neotropical tree boa often referred to as Corallus enydris (Serpentes: Boidae) (1996) (5)
Phymaturus Gravenhorst, 1837 And Lacerta Palluma Molina, 1782 Of Usage Of The Names By Designation Of A Neotype For Lacerta Palluma Molina, 1782 (2003) (5)
XLIV.—Remarks on the Indo-Chinese turtle Annamemys merkleni (1953) (5)
The correct species-group name for an Oxyrhopus (Squamata: Dipsadidae) variously called Coluber petalarius, C. pethola, C. petola, or C. petolarius by early authors (2011) (5)
Systematics of the Dendrophidion nuchale complex (Serpentes: Colubridae) with the description of a new species from Central America (2012) (5)
The Second Collection of, and Variation in, the Rare Neotropical Toad Bufo peripatetes (1992) (5)
Studies on the Lizard Family Xantusiidae. V. The Cuban Night Lizard, Cricosaura typica Gundlach and Peters (1964) (5)
Clarification of the Status of the Toad, Bufo veraguensis O. Schmidt, 1857 (1969) (5)
On the leptodactylid frog called Eleutherodactylus palmatus (Boulenger) and the status of Hylodes fitzingeri O.. Schmidt (1974) (5)
Biogeography of the West Indies. Past, Present and Future. (1991) (4)
The distribution of the Pacific giant Salamander, Dicamptodon ensatus, east of the Cascade Mountains (1952) (4)
On names for neotropical rattlesnakes (Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalus) (2005) (4)
Variation and systematics in the colubrid snakes of the genus Hydromorphus (1988) (4)
The tree-frogs (Family Hylidae) of Costa Rica: diagnosis and distribution (2017) (4)
A New Species Of Eleutherodactylus From Honduras Related To Eleutherodactylus Bransfordii (Anura: Leptodactylidae) (1996) (4)
An Unofficial Interpretation of the International Rules of Zoological Nomenclature, as Ammended by the XIII International Congress of Zoology, Paris, 1948 and by the XIV International Congress of Zoology, Copenhagen, 1953 (1956) (4)
09. A simple consistent terminology for the basic colour patterns of the venomous coral snakes and their mimics (1990) (4)
A New Species of Earless Toad (Bufonidae: Incilius) from Western Panama (2013) (4)
Studies on the lizard family Xantusiidae. II. Geographical variation in Xantusia riversiana from the Channel Islands of California (1951) (4)
A New Species Of Rainfrog, Eleutherodactylus Phasma (Anura: Leptodactylidae), From Montane Costa Rica (1996) (3)
Proposed addition to the "Official List of Generic Names in Zoology" of "Ahaetulla" Link, 1807, with "Ahaetulla mycterizana" Link, 1807, as the type species (Class Reptilia) (1956) (3)
The Eggs of Toads of the Bufo boreas Group, with Descriptions of the Eggs of Bufo exsul and Bufo nelsoni (1961) (3)
A New Species of the Eleutherodactylus rugulosus Group (Leptodactylidae) from Chiapas, Mexico (1995) (3)
GENDER OF HEMISUS AND CORRECT FORMATION OF THE FAMILY-GROUP NAME (1987) (3)
A New Red-Eyed Tree-Frog (Family Hylidae) from Costa Rica, with a Review of the Hyla Uranochroa Group (1968) (3)
Case 3571 Crotalinus catenatus Rafinesque, 1818 (currently Sistrurus catenatus) and Crotalus tergeminus Say in James, 1822 (currently Sistrurus tergeminus; Reptilia, Serpentes): proposed conservation of usage by designation of neotypes for both species (2011) (3)
A New Species of Montane Rain Frog, Genus Eleutherodactylus (Leptodactylus), from Guerrero, Mexico (1984) (3)
A New Species of Colubrid Snake (Genus Urotheca) from the Cordillera de Talamanca of Costa Rica (1989) (3)
A new record of Atractus boettgeri (Serpentes: Colubridae), with notes on taxonomy and natural history (2010) (3)
A new species of fringe-limb frog, genus Ecnomiohyla (Anura: Hylidae), from the Atlantic slope of Costa Rica, Central America (2019) (3)
Ichs and Herps, My Story (2015) (2)
Description of two new species of the Eleutherodactylus milesi group (Amphibia: Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Northern Honduras (1989) (2)
The Correct Generic Names for the Iguanid Lizards of Madagascar and the Fiji Islands (1952) (2)
Rediscovery of the strange Costa Rica toad, Crepidius epioticus Cope (2017) (2)
Comment on Murex tubercularis Montagu, 1803 (currently Cerithiopsis tubercularis; Mollusca, Gastropoda, cerithiopsidae): proposed conservation of usage of the specific name by designation of a neotype (2012) (2)
Evolution in the Genus Bufo. W. Frank Blair, Ed. University of Texas Press, Austin, 1972. viii, 460 pp. + plates. $17.50 (1973) (2)
A Synopsis of the Larvae of Costa Rican Frogs and Toads (1980) (2)
Nomenclature notes on the anura (Amphibia) (1986) (2)
The Pine Snake in Kentucky (1948) (2)
The Imantodes (Serpentes: Colubridae) of Costa Rica: Two or three species? (2016) (1)
The Dispersal Centres of Terrestrial Vertebrates in the Neotropical Realm. A Study in the Evolution of the Neotropical Biota and Its Native Landscapes. Paul Müller. Junk, The Hague, 1973. vi, 244 pp., illus. Dfl. 65. Biogeographica, vol. 2 (1974) (1)
Comments on the proposed conservation of the family group name Phrynobatrachinae Laurent, 1941 (Amphibia, Anura) (1995) (1)
A new species of rainfrog of the Eleutherodactylus milesi species group (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Guatemala. (2000) (1)
DENDROBATIDAE Cope, 1865 (1850) (Amphibia, Anura): proposed conservation (2007) (1)
Systematics of the Neotropical Snake Dendrophidion paucicarinatum (COPE), with a Description of its Hemipenis (Serpentes: Colubridae) (2014) (1)
importance of character-based species descriptions Availability of new Bayesian-delimited gecko names and the (2010) (1)
Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines) 14 (2009) (1)
Comment on the proposed precedence of Chelodina rugosa Ogilby, 1890 (currently Macrochelodina rugosa; Reptilia, Testudines) over Chelodina oblonga Gray, 1841 (Case 3351) (2007) (1)
Comment On The Proposed Rejection Of Lacepede's 'histoire Naturelle Des Serpens'. Z.n.(S.) 1985 (1981) (1)
Comment on the proposed conservation of Crotalinus catenatus Rafinesque, 1818 (currently Sistrurus catenatus) and Crotalus tergeminus (currently Sistrurus tergeminus; Reptilia, Serpentes) by designation of neotypes for both species (2012) (1)
Case 3566 Tropidolaemus Wagler, 1830 and Cophias wagleri F. Boie, 1827 (currently Tropidolaemus wagleri) (Reptilia, Squamata, viperidae): proposed conservation (2012) (1)
Biology of the Pitvipers.—Jonathan A. Campbell and Edmund D. Brodie, Jr. (eds.). 1992. Selva, Tyler, Texas, xi + 467 pp. $75.00 (cloth) (1993) (1)
Comment on the proposed conservation of usage of Rana ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 (Amphibia, Anura) (Case 3323) (2007) (0)
Third Record of the Ecuadorian Caecilian Gymnopis Albiceps With Remarks on the Status of the Genus Dermophis. (1953) (0)
A new species of anole lizard, genus Norops (Squamata: Polychrotidae), from the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica (2015) (0)
Coluber korros Lesson, 1831 and Coluber korros Schlegel, 1837 (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae): there is a korros too many in the family. (2023) (0)
Hyloxalus panamensis Dunn, 1933: proposed emendation of spelling from Hyloxalus panamansis (currently Colostethus panamansis; Amphibia, Anura) (2006) (0)
Robert Merten's proposals regarding the specific names "boiga" Lacepede, 1789, and "pictus" Gmelin, [1789], both published in combination with the generic name "Coluber" (Class Reptilia) (1957) (0)
RECENT BOOKS IN PRINT (2002) (0)
Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines) 17 (2009) (0)
Discussion of the Significance of Distribution Patterns (1965) (0)
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Calamaria H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827 (Reptilia, Serpentes): proposed conservation of usage by designation of C. linnaei H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827 as the type species (2006) (0)
Notes on a Central American Snake, Conophis lineatus dunni Smith, with a Record from Honduras (1949) (0)
Of Golden Toads and Serpents’ Roads.Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series, Number 34.ByPaul Freed.College Station (Texas): Texas AM $18.95 (paper). xvi + 191 p; ill.; no index. ISBN: 1–58544–248–8 (hc); 1–58544–271–2 (pb). 2003. (2004) (0)
The Systematic Status of the Toad Bufo politus Cope, 1862 (1967) (0)
A New Frog of the Genus Eleutherodactylus (Leptodactylidae) from the Monteverde Forest Preserve, Costa Rica (1980) (0)
An Introduction to Evolutionary Theory@@@Organismic Evolution. (1978) (0)
Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines) 15 (2009) (0)
Opinion 2195 (Case 3303) Hyloxalus panamansis Dunn, 1933 (currently Colostethus panamansis; Amphibia, Anura): original spelling maintained (2008) (0)
Herpetofauna of Costa Rica/Herpetofauna de Costa Rica (1987) (0)
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature (2017) (0)
Comment (Case 3688) — On the proposed suppression of charinidae Gray, 1849 (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes): a counter-proposal (2017) (0)
AN INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTIONARY THEORY (1978) (0)
Case 3365 Atractus Wagler, 1828 and Atractus trilineatus Wagler, 1828 (Reptilia, Serpentes): proposed conservation (2007) (0)
K.E. NICHOLSON, B.I. CROTHER, C. GUYER & J.M. SAVAGE (2014) Anole classification: A response to Poe Zootaxa , 3814(1): 109–120. (2014) (0)
Remembrances and Reflections: Early Days of the Society of Systematic Zoology (2001) (0)
Description Of 2 New Species Of The Eleutherodactylus milesi Group (1989) (0)
An illustrated key to the turtles, lizards, and snakes of the western United States and Canada. (1959) (0)
Infrageneric reallocation of Anolis apollinaris (1989) (0)
New Upland Stream Frogs of the Eleutherodactylus rugulosus Group (Amphibia: Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Honduras (1988) (0)
Letter from Jay M. Savage, Organization for Tropical Studies to Joshua Lederberg (1976) (0)
The Distribution and Synonymy of the Neotropical Frog, Eleutherodactylus moro (1968) (0)
AReevaluation of the Status of the Foxsnakes Pantherophis gloydi (2011) (0)

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