Jeremy Jacobs

Former collection manager of the Division of Amphibians and Reptiles. Interests are in amphibian and reptile evolution, paleontology and osteology, salamander systematics and ecology, and museum collection management strategies pertaining to Integrated Pest Management.

• M.S. (Evolution and Sytematics): University of Maryland, 1984
• B.S. (Zoology): University of Wisconsin, 1977

Journal Article

• Grant, Evan H. Campbell, Mulder, Kevin P., Brand, Adrianne B., Chambers, Douglas B., Wynn, Addison H., Capshaw, Grace, Niemiller, Matthew L., Phillips, John G., Jacobs, Jeremy F., Kuchta, Shawn R., and Bell, Rayna C. 2022. "Speciation with gene flow in a narrow endemic West Virginia cave salamander (Gyrinophilus subterraneus)." Conservation Genetics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-022-01445-7.
• Mulcahy, Daniel G., Ibáñez, Roberto D., Jaramillo, Cesar A., Crawford, Andrew J., Ray, Julie M., Gotte, Steve W., Jacobs, Jeremy F., Wynn, Addison H., Gonzalez-Porter, Gracia, McDiarmid, Roy W., Crombie, Ronald I., Zug, George R., and de Queiroz, Kevin. 2022. "DNA barcoding of the National Museum of Natural History reptile tissue holdings raises concerns about the use of natural history collections and the responsibilities of scientists in the molecular age." PLOS ONE, 17, (3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264930.
• Wilkinson, Mark, Reynolds, Robert P., and Jacobs, Jeremy F. 2021. "A new genus and species of rhinatrematid caecilian (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Rhinatrematidae) from Ecuador." Herpetological Journal, 31, (1) 27–35. https://doi.org/10.33256/31.1.2734.
• Kuchta, Shawn R., Haughey, Michael, Wynn, Addison H., Jacobs, Jeremy F., and Highton, Richard. 2016. "Ancient river systems and phylogeographical structure in the spring salamander, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus." Journal of Biogeography, 43, (4) 639–652. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12668.
• Zug, George R., Gotte, Steve W., and Jacobs, Jeremy F. 2011. "Pythons in Burma: Short-tailed Pythons (Reptilia: Squamata)." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 124, (2) 112–136. https://doi.org/10.2988/10-34.1.
• Zug, George R., Jacobs, Jeremy F., Vindum, Jens V., and Win, Kyi Soe. 2010. "Non-reproductive seasonal colour change in a population of Calotes "versicolor" from Myanmar (Squamata: Agamidae)." Salamandra, 46, (2) 104–107.
• Zug, George R., Vindum, Jens J., Jacobs, Jeremy F., Lwin, Kyi Soe, and Win, Ye Myo. 2009. "Calotes "versicolor" (Burmese garden lizard). Gliding." Herpetological Review, 40, (3) 340–341.
• Jacobs, Jeremy F. 2004. "George J. Jacobs - 1917-2003 - Obituary." Copeia, (3) 721–722.
• McCoy, C. J. and Jacobs, Jeremy F. 1991. "Phalangeal Formulas in the Turtle Genera Chrysemys, Pseudemys, and Trachemys (Testudines, Emydidae)." Journal of Herpetology, 25, (2) 211–212.
• Schwartz, A. and Jacobs, Jeremy F. 1989. "A New Subspecies of Celestus-Costatus (Sauria, Anguidae) from the Republica Dominicana." Journal of Herpetology, 23, (2) 193–195.
• Wynn, Addison H., Highton, R., and Jacobs, Jeremy F. 1988. "A New Species of Rock-Crevice Dwelling Plethodon from Pigeon Mountain, Georgia." Herpetologica, 44, (2) 135–143.
• Jacobs, Jeremy F. 1987. "A Preliminary Investigation of Geographic Genetic Variation and Systematics of the Two-lined Salamander, Eurycea bislineata (Green)." Herpetologica, 43, (4) 423–446.
• Brandon, Ronald A., Jacobs, Jeremy F., Wynn, Addison H., and Sever, David M. 1986. "A Naturally Metamorphosed Tennessee Cave Salamander (Gyrinophilus palleucus)." Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science, 61 1–2.

Book Chapter

• Strang, Thomas, Jacobs, Jeremy, and Kigawa, Rika. 2019. "Integrated Pest Management for Museum Collections." In Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage. Elkin, Lisa and Norris, Christopher A., editors. 375–406. New York: Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections.
• Gotte, Steve W., Jacobs, Jeremy F., and Zug, George R. 2016. "Preserving reptiles for research." In Reptile Ecology and Conservation, A Handbook of Techniques. Dodd, C. Kenneth, Jr., editor. 73–86. London: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198726135.003.0006.
• Jacobs, Jeremy F. and Heyer, W. Ronald. 1994. "Collecting Tissue for Biochemical Analysis." In Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity: Standard Methods for Amphibians. Heyer, W. Ronald, editor. 299–301. Smithsonian Institution Press.