American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Tree frog, Hyla cinera, photo by J.D. Wilson

Honorary Foreign Members

The Honorary Foreign Member is a recognition of eminent distinction in research bestowed upon ichthyologists and herpetologists who are located outside Canada, Mexico, and the United States. (*deceased)

Name Year Elected Field Nationality & Residence
Ralf Britz 2020 Ichthyologist German
Jing Che 2019 Herpetologist China
Patrick Kinyatta Malonza 2019 Herpetologist Kenya
Helen Larson 2017 Ichthyologist Australian
Indraneil Das 2014 Herpetologist Indian in Sarawak
Célio F. B. Haddad 2013 Herpetology Brazilian
Luiz R. Malabarba 2012 Ichthyologist Brazilian
Paul Skelton 2011 Ichthyologist South African
Michael B. Thompson 2011 Herpetologist Australian
Natalia Ananjeva 2010 Herpetologist Russian
Sven Kullander 2010 Ichthyologist Swedish
Maurice Kottelat 2009 Ichthyologist Swiss
Wolfgang Böhme 2008 Herpetologist German
Anslem de Silva 2008 Herpetologist Sri Lankan
Oscar Flores 2008 Herpetologist Mexican
Keiichi Matsuura 2008 Ichthyologist Japanese
Ermi Zhao 2008 Herpetologist Chinese
Phillip C. Heemstra* 2001 Ichthyologist American in South Africa
Gloria Arratia 1999 Ichthyologist Chilean in USA
Kunio Amaoka 1997 Ichthyologist Japanese
Robert M. McDowall* 1997 Ichthyologist New Zealander
Harold G. Cogger 1996 Herpetologist Australian
Eugenia del Pino Veintimilla 1996 Herpetologist Ecuadoran
John R. Paxton 1995 Ichthyologist American in Australia
Teruya Uyeno 1995 Ichthyologist Japanese
Gerald Allen 1994 Ichthyologist American in Australia
Rosemary H. Lowe-McConnell* 1994 Ichthyologist British
Edwin Nicholas Arnold 1992 Herpetologist British
Jørgen Nielsen 1992 Ichthyologist Danish
Naercio Menezes 1985 Ichthyologist Brazilian
Colin Patterson* 1985 Ichthyologist British
Nikolaj J. Parin* 1983 Ichthyologist Russian
Angel C. Alcala 1982 Herpetologist Filipino
G. V. Nikolsky* 1982 Ichthyologist Russian
J. C. Poynton 1982 Herpetologist South African
Angus d'A Bellairs* 1980 Herpetologist British
Donald G. Broadley 1979 Herpetologist Zimbabwean in South Africa
Tokiharu Abe* 1977 Ichthyologist Japanese
M. Boeseman* 1977 Ichthyologist Dutch
A. G. C. Grandison* 1977 Herpetologist British
Toshijiro Kawamura* 1977 Ichthyologist & Herpetologist Japanese
Murray J. Littlejohn 1977 Herpetologist Australian
Petru Banarescu* 1975 Ichthyologist Romanian
A. R. Main* 1975 Herpetologist Australian
Marie-Louise Bauchot 1974 Ichthyologist French
Ilya S. Darevsky* 1974 Herpetologist Russian
Georg Haas* 1974 Herpetologist Austrian in Israel
G. Krefft* 1973 Ichthyologist German
P. E. Vanzolini* 1973 Herpetologist Brazilian
Jose M. Cei* 1972 Herpetologist Argentinian
P. Humphry Greenwood* 1972 Ichthyologist British
Erik Stensio* 1971 Ichthyologist Swedish
Henryk Szarski* 1971 Herpetologist Polish
G. U. Lindberg* 1969 Ichthyologist Russian
Theodore Monod* 1969 Ichthyologist French
A. P. Andriyashev* 1968 Ichthyologist Russian
Max Poll* 1968 Ichthyologist Belgium
E. Bertelsen* 1964 Ichthyologist Danish
Curt Kosswig* 1959 Ichthyologist German
N. B. Marshall* 1959 Ichthyologist British
J. C. Battersby* 1958 Herpetologist British
Kiyomatsu Matsubara* 1956 Ichthyologist Japanese
A. N. Svetovidov* 1956 Ichthyologist Russian
Walter Hellmich* 1953 Herpetologist German
J. Guibé* 1951 Herpetologist French
H. Rendahl* 1951 Ichthyologist Swedish
Guiseppe Scortecci* 1951 Herpetology Italian
Ethelwynn Trewavas* 1951 Ichthyologist British
Lorenz Müller* 1948 Herpetologist German
C. C. Liu* 1947 Herpetologist Chinese
J. L. B. Smith* 1947 Ichthyologist South African
A. Vedel Taning* 1947 Ichthyologist Danish
F. Angel* 1946 Herpetologist French in Colombia
Fernando de Buen* 1946 Ichthyologist Spanish in Latin America
Paul Chabanaud* 1946 Ichthyologist French
F. de Beaufort* 1946 Ichthyologist Dutch
G. F. deWitte* 1946 Herpetologist Belgium
S. L. Hora* 1946 Ichthyologist Indian
Hemano Nicefora Maria* 1946 Herpetologist French in Colombia
Malcom Smith* 1940 Herpetologist British
L. D. Brongersma* 1939 Herpetologist Dutch
Georg Duncker* 1939 Herpetologist German
Adolpho Lutz* 1939 Herpetologist Brazilian
Robert Mertens* 1939 Herpetologist German
J. R. Norman* 1939 Ichthyologist British
H. W. Parker* 1939 Herpetologist British
Jacques Pellegrin* 1939 Ichthyologist French
P. J. Schmidt* 1939 Ichthyologist Russian
Stanley S. Flower* 1938 Herpetologist British
C. Tate Regan* 1938 Ichthyologist British
F. Wall* 1938 Herpetologist British
Arthur Smith Woodward* 1938 Ichthyologist British
Leo S. Berg* 1937 Ichthyologist Russian
W. Walterstorff* 1937 Herpetologist German
George A. Boulenger* 1936 Ichthyologist & Herpetologist Belgian in Great Britain
David M. S. Watson* 1936 Ichthyologist & Herpetologist British
Franz Werner* 1936 Herpetologist Austrian