Dr Jeffrey Streicher

Dr Jeff Streicher

Senior Curator in Charge, Amphibians and Reptiles

Department: Life Sciences
Division: LS Vertebrates Division
Specialisms: Biogeography, Genomics, Herpetology, Molecular Evolution, Phylogenetics, Systematics
Contact: email
Phone: 020 7942 5690

Summary

I help curate the amphibian and reptile collections of the Natural History Museum. These collections are used by an international research community to understand the historical and future drivers of biodiversity. My research explores diversification and speciation via analyses of high-throughput DNA sequences, morphology, and spatial data.

Qualifications

    Degrees

  • PhD, University of Texas at Arlington, United States, 2007 - 2012
  • MS, George Mason University, United States, 2004 - 2007
  • BA, George Mason University, United States, 1999 - 2004

Employment history

    Academic

  • Principal Curator, The Natural History Museum, Department of Life Sciences, United Kingdom, 2017 - ongoing
  • Senior Curator in Charge, Amphibians and Reptiles, The Natural History Museum, Department of Life Sciences, United Kingdom, 2017 - ongoing
  • Curator, Amphibians, The Natural History Museum, Department of Life Sciences, United Kingdom, 2015 - 2017
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Arizona, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, United States, 2013 - 2014
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Biology, United States, 2012 - 2013

Grants

The evolution of visual systems during major life history transitions in frogs
Role: Principal investigatorStreicher JW
Co-investigator: Gower DJ
Funding: NERC
Dates: 2017 - 2021

ULTRAMOD - Using comparative genomics to uncover the origins of phenotypic modularity in squamate reptiles
Role: Principal investigatorMohan A
Co-investigator: Streicher J
Funding: H2020 Excellent Science
Dates: 2021 - 2023

Hidden affiliate diversity and threats
Role: Principal investigatorOkamura B
Co-investigator: Bass D
Funding: Leverhulme Trust
Dates: 2020 - 2023

CHROMREP - An integrative approach linking chromosomal evolution and biodiversity in reptiles from Madagascar
Role: Principal investigatorMezzasalma M
Co-investigator: Streicher J
Dates: 2018 - 2020

BIOGEOBARRIERS – the role and impact of biogeographical barriers on biotic diversification and distribution
Role: Principal investigatorMahony S
Co-investigator: Teeling EC
Funding: Irish Research Council / CAROLINE
Dates: 2017 - 2020

Does behaviour mediate evolutionary trajectories to climate adaptation?
Role: Principal investigatorClusella-Trullas SCT
Co-investigator: Streicher JWS
Funding: National Research Foundation
Dates: 2016 - 2018

Publications

Mitra AT, Womack MC, Gower DJ, Streicher JW, Clark B, Bell RC, Schott RK, Fujita MK, Thomas KN (2022) Ocular lens morphology is influenced by ecology and metamorphosis in frogs and toads. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289 (1987) : doi: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0767

Buckingham E, Streicher JW, Fisher‐Reid MC, Jezkova T, Wiens JJ (2022) Population genomic analyses support sympatric origins of parapatric morphs in a salamander. Ecology and Evolution, 12 (11) : doi: 10.1002/ece3.9537

Thomas KN, Rich C, Quock RC, Streicher JW, Gower DJ, Schott RK, Fujita MK, Douglas RH, Bell RC (2022) Diversity and evolution of amphibian pupil shapes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 137 (3) : 434 - 449. doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/blac095

Mahony S (null) A review of torrent frogs ([i]Amolops[/i]: Ranidae) from Bhutan, the description of a new species, and reassessment of the taxonomic validity of some [i]A. viridimaculatus[/i] group species aided by archival DNA sequences of century-old type specimens. The Herpetological Journal, 32 (3) : 142 - 175. doi: 10.33256/32.3.142175

Schott RK, Bell RC, Loew ER, Thomas KN, Gower DJ, Streicher JW, Fujita MK (2022) Transcriptomic evidence for visual adaptation during the aquatic to terrestrial metamorphosis in leopard frogs. BMC Biology, 20 (1) : doi: 10.1186/s12915-022-01341-z

Jameson TJM, Streicher JW, Manuelli L, Head JJ, Smith EN (2022) Miniaturization in Direct-Developing Frogs from Mexico with the Description of Six New Species. Herpetological Monographs, 36 (1) : doi: 10.1655/0733-1347-36.1.1

Thomas KN, Gower DJ, Streicher JW, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Schott RK, Liedtke HC, Haddad CFB, Becker CG, Cox CL, Martins RA, Douglas RH (2022) Ecology drives patterns of spectral transmission in the ocular lenses of frogs and salamanders. Functional Ecology, 36 (4) : 850 - 864. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.14018

Meik JM, Watson JA, Lawing AM, Streicher JW (2022) An evaluation of parapatric distributions among ecologically similar rattlesnakes (Viperidae: Crotalus) in North American warm deserts. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 135 (3) : 541 - 557. doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/blab174

Labisko J, Bunbury N, Griffiths RA, Groombridge JJ, Chong‐Seng L, Bradfield KS, Streicher JW (2022) Survival of climate warming through niche shifts: Evidence from frogs on tropical islands. Global Change Biology, 28 (4) : 1268 - 1286. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15997

Vences M, Koehler J, Andreone F, Craul A-K, Crottini A, du Preez L, Preick M, Rancilhac L, Roedel M-O, Scherz MD, Streicher JW, Hofreiter M, Glaw F (2021) Target-enriched DNA sequencing clarifies the identity of name-bearing types of the Gephyromantis plicifer complex and reveals a new species of mantellid frog from Madagascar. SPIXIANA, 44 (2) : 175 - 202.

Barrientos LS, Streicher JW, Miller EC, Pie MR, Wiens JJ, Crawford AJ (2021) Phylogeny of terraranan frogs based on 2,665 loci and impacts of missing data on phylogenomic analyses. Systematics and Biodiversity, 19 (7) : 818 - 833. doi: 10.1080/14772000.2021.1933249

Shrimpton SJ, Streicher JW, Gower DJ, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Schott RK, Thomas KN (2021) Correction to: Eye‐body allometry across biphasic ontogeny in anuran amphibians. Evolutionary Ecology, 35 (2) : 361 - 363. doi: 10.1007/s10682-021-10109-w

Shrimpton SJ, Streicher JW, Gower DJ, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Schott RK, Thomas KN (2021) Eye‐body allometry across biphasic ontogeny in anuran amphibians. Evolutionary Ecology, 35 (2) : 337 - 359. doi: 10.1007/s10682-021-10102-3

Boyette JL, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Thomas KN, Streicher JW, Gower DJ, Schott RK (2021) Evolution of non-visual opsin genes across life history transitions in frogs. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 61 : E77 - E78.

Mitra AT, Womack MC, Gower DJ, Clark B, Streicher JW, Bell RC, Schott RK, Fujita MK, Thomas KN (2021) Lens morphology is influenced by ecology in frogs and toads (Amphibia: Anura). INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 61 : E616 - E616.

Schott RK, Bell RC, Ellis LR, Thomas KN, Streicher JW, Gower DJ, Fujita MK (2021) Visual adaptations in the transition from aquatic to terrestrial light environments in the life cycle of southern leopard frogs. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 61 : E798 - E799.

Shrimpton SJ, Streicher JW, Gower DJ, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Schott RK, Thomas KN (2021) Eye-body allometry across biphasic ontogeny in anuran amphibians. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 61 : E824 - E825.

Thomas KN, Gower DJ, Streicher JW, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Schott RK, Douglas RH (2021) Ocular transmission across frog and toad diversity. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 61 : E893 - E894.

Mezzasalma M, Guarin FM, Loader SP, Odierna G, Streicher JW, Cooper N (2020) First karyological analysis of the endemic Malagasy phantom gecko Matoatoa brevipes (Squamata: Gekkonidae). ACTA HERPETOLOGICA, 15 (2) : 137 - 141. doi: 10.13128/a_h-8437

Reyes-Puig C, Wake DB, Kotharambath R, Streicher JW, Koch C, Cisneros-Heredia DF, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Ron S (null) Two extremely rare new species of fossorial salamanders of the genusOedipina(Plethodontidae) from northwestern Ecuador. PeerJ, 8 : e9934 - e9934. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9934

Thomas KN, Gower DJ, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Schott RK, Streicher JW (2020) Eye size and investment in frogs and toads correlate with adult habitat, activity pattern and breeding ecology. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287 (1935) : 20201393 - 20201393. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2020.1393

Cox CL, Bowers J, Obialo C, Curlis JD, Streicher JW (2020) Spatial and temporal dynamics of exuberant colour polymorphism in the southern cricket frog. Journal of Natural History, 54 (35-36) : 2249 - 2264. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1842536

Streicher JW, Day JJ (2020) The toad’s warts: Discordance creates bumpy expectations of mitochondrial‐nuclear evolution between species. Molecular Ecology, 29 (18) : 3400 - 3402. doi: 10.1111/mec.15568

Fabre A-C, Bardua C, Bon M, Clavel J, Felice RN, Streicher JW, Bonnel J, Stanley EL, Blackburn DC, Goswami A (null) Metamorphosis shapes cranial diversity and rate of evolution in salamanders. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 4 (8) : 1129 - 1140. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1225-3

Rancilhac L, Bruy T, Scherz MD, Pereira EA, Preick M, Straube N, Lyra ML, Ohler A, Streicher JW, Andreone F, Crottini A, Hutter CR, Randrianantoandro JC, Rakotoarison A, Glaw F, Hofreiter M, Vences M (2020) Target-enriched DNA sequencing from historical type material enables a partial revision of the Madagascar giant stream frogs (genus Mantidactylus). Journal of Natural History, 54 (1-4) : 87 - 118. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1748243

Hennessey PJ, Streicher JW, Cox CL (2020) Evolution of skull morphology during diversification in specialist snakes. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 60 : E342 - E342.

Thomas KN, Gower DJ, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Schott RK, Streicher JW (2020) Ecological Correlates of Eye Size in Frogs and Toads. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 60 : E233 - E233.

Streicher JW, Loader SP, Varela-Jaramillo A, Montoya P, de Sá RO (2020) Analysis of ultraconserved elements supports African origins of narrow-mouthed frogs. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 146 : 106771 - 106771. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106771

Streicher JW, Sadler R, Loader SP (2020) Amphibian taxonomy: early 21st century case studies. Journal of Natural History, 54 (1-4) : 1 - 13. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1777339

Harvey MB, Larson TR, Jacobs JL, Shaney K, Streicher JW, Hamidy A, Kurniawan N, Smith EN (2020) Phoxophrys After 60 Years: Review of Morphology, Phylogeny, Status of Pelturagonia, and a New Species from Southeastern Kalimantan. Herpetological Monographs, 33 (1) : 71 - 71. doi: 10.1655/herpmonographs-d-19-00006.1

Reyes-Puig C, Bittencourt-Silva GB, Torres-Sánchez M, Wilkinson M, Streicher JW, Maddock ST, Kotharambath R, Müller H, Angiolani Larrea FN, Almeida-Reinoso D, Ron SR, Cisneros-Heredia DF (null) Rediscovery of the Endangered Carchi Andean Toad, Rhaebo colomai (Hoogmoed, 1985), in Ecuador, with comments on its conservation status and extinction risk. Check List, 15 (3) : 415 - 419. doi: 10.15560/15.3.415

Gebiola M, Streicher JW, Rugman‐Jones PF, Morse JG, Stouthamer R (2019) Genome‐wide analyses of single nucleotide polymorphisms reveal the consequences of traditional mass‐rearing on genetic variation inAphytis melinus(Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae): the danger of putting all eggs in one basket. Pest Management Science, 75 (11) : 3102 - 3112. doi: 10.1002/ps.5427

Wiens JJ, Camacho A, Goldberg A, Jezkova T, Kaplan ME, Lambert SM, Miller EC, Streicher JW, Walls RL (2019) Climate change, extinction, and Sky Island biogeography in a montane lizard. Molecular Ecology, 28 (10) : 2610 - 2624. doi: 10.1111/mec.15073

Crotti M, Barratt CD, Loader SP, Gower DJ, Streicher JW (2019) Causes and analytical impacts of missing data in RADseq phylogenetics: Insights from an African frog (Afrixalus ). Zoologica Scripta, 48 (2) : 157 - 167. doi: 10.1111/zsc.12335

Evans BJ, Gansauge M-T, Stanley EL, Furman BLS, Cauret CMS, Ofori-Boateng C, Gvoždík V, Streicher JW, Greenbaum E, Tinsley RC, Meyer M, Blackburn DC (null) Xenopus fraseri: Mr. Fraser, where did your frog come from?. PLOS ONE, 14 (9) : e0220892 - e0220892. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220892

Lambert SM, Streicher JW, Fisher‐Reid MC, Méndez de la Cruz FR, Martínez‐Méndez N, García-Vázquez UO, Nieto Montes de Oca A, Wiens JJ (2019) Inferring introgression using RADseq and D FOIL : Power and pitfalls revealed in a case study of spiny lizards ( Sceloporus ). Molecular Ecology Resources, 19 (4) : 818 - 837. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12972

ACOSTA-GALVIS AR, STREICHER JW, MANUELLI L, CUDDY T, DE SÁ RO (null) Molecular insights into the phylogenetic placement of the poorly known genus Niceforonia Goin & Cochran, 1963 (Anura: Brachycephaloidea). Zootaxa, 4514 (4) : 487 - 487. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4514.4.3

Cox CL, Stringer JF, Moseley MA, Chippindale PT, Streicher JW (null) Testing the geographical dimensions of genetic diversity following range expansion in a North American snake. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/bly137

Barratt CD, Bwong BA, Jehle R, Liedtke HC, Nagel P, Onstein RE, Portik DM, Streicher JW, Loader SP (2018) Vanishing refuge? Testing the forest refuge hypothesis in coastal East Africa using genome-wide sequence data for seven amphibians. Molecular Ecology, 27 (21) : 4289 - 4308. doi: 10.1111/mec.14862

Streicher JW, Ruane S (null) Phylogenomics of Snakes. null, 1 - 8. doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0027476

McGuire JA, Cotoras DD, O’Connell B, Lawalata SZS, Wang-Claypool CY, Stubbs A, Huang X, Wogan GOU, Hykin SM, Reilly SB, Bi K, Riyanto A, Arida E, Smith LL, Milne H, Streicher JW, Iskandar DT (null) Squeezing water from a stone: high-throughput sequencing from a 145-year old holotype resolves (barely) a cryptic species problem in flying lizards. PeerJ, 6 : e4470 - e4470. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4470

Meik JM, Schaack S, Flores-Villela O, Streicher JW (2018) Integrative taxonomy at the nexus of population divergence and speciation in insular speckled rattlesnakes. Journal of Natural History, 52 (13-16) : 989 - 1016. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1429689

Streicher JW, Meik JM (2018) Integrative taxonomy of squamate reptiles: a special issue. Journal of Natural History, 52 (13-16) : 767 - 770. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1440786

Streicher JW, Miller EC, Guerrero PC, Correa C, Ortiz JC, Crawford AJ, Pie MR, Wiens JJ (2018) Evaluating methods for phylogenomic analyses, and a new phylogeny for a major frog clade (Hyloidea) based on 2214 loci. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 119 : 128 - 143. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.10.013

Streicher JW, Wiens JJ (2017) Phylogenomic analyses of more than 4000 nuclear loci resolve the origin of snakes among lizard families. Biology Letters, 13 (9) : 20170393 - 20170393. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0393

O'Connell KA, Streicher JW, Smith EN, Fujita MK (2017) Geographical features are the predominant driver of molecular diversification in widely distributed North American whipsnakes. Molecular Ecology, 26 (20) : 5729 - 5751. doi: 10.1111/mec.14295

Streicher JW (2017) Life in the Dark: Illuminating Biodiversity in the Shadowy Haunts of Planet Earth. Journal of Natural History, 51 (11-12) : 703 - 704. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2017.1302015

CERÍACO LMP, GUTIÉRREZ EE, DUBOIS A (null) Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences. Zootaxa, 4196 (3) : 435 - 435. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.3.9

Mendelson JR, Barclay MVL, Geiser M, Streicher JW (2016) The Taxonomic Status ofBufo intermediusGünther, 1858: Forensic Entomology Confirms What Was Long Suspected from Morphology. Copeia, 104 (3) : 697 - 701. doi: 10.1643/ch-16-422

Adamson EAS, Saha A, Maddock ST, Nussbaum RA, Gower DJ, Streicher JW (2016) Microsatellite discovery in an insular amphibian (Grandisonia alternans) with comments on cross-species utility and the accuracy of locus identification from unassembled Illumina data. Conservation Genetics Resources, 8 (4) : 541 - 551. doi: 10.1007/s12686-016-0580-5

Streicher JW, McEntee JP, Drzich LC, Card DC, Schield DR, Smart U, Parkinson CL, Jezkova T, Smith EN, Castoe TA (2016) Genetic surfing, not allopatric divergence, explains spatial sorting of mitochondrial haplotypes in venomous coralsnakes. Evolution, 70 (7) : 1435 - 1449. doi: 10.1111/evo.12967

Hartigan A, Wilkinson M, Gower DJ, Streicher JW, Holzer AS, Okamura B (2016) Myxozoan infections of caecilians demonstrate broad host specificity and indicate a link with human activity. International Journal for Parasitology, 46 (5-6) : 375 - 381. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.02.001

Streicher JW, Wiens JJ (2016) Phylogenomic analyses reveal novel relationships among snake families. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 100 : 160 - 169. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.04.015

Streicher JW, Schulte JA, Wiens JJ (2016) How Should Genes and Taxa be Sampled for Phylogenomic Analyses with Missing Data? An Empirical Study in Iguanian Lizards. Systematic Biology, 65 (1) : 128 - 145. doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syv058

Castoe TA, Poole AW, de Koning APJ, Jones KL, Tomback DF, Oyler-McCance SJ, Fike JA, Lance SL, Streicher JW, Smith EN, Pollock DD (null) Correction: Rapid Microsatellite Identification from Illumina Paired-End Genomic Sequencing in Two Birds and a Snake. PLOS ONE, 10 (8) : e0136465 - e0136465. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136465

Moseley MA, Cox CL, Streicher JW, Roelke CE, Chippindale PT (2015) Phylogeography and lineage-specific patterns of genetic diversity and molecular evolution in a group of North American skinks. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, n/a - n/a. doi: 10.1111/bij.12626

Meik JM, Streicher JW, Lawing AM, Flores-Villela O, Fujita MK (null) Limitations of Climatic Data for Inferring Species Boundaries: Insights from Speckled Rattlesnakes. PLOS ONE, 10 (6) : e0131435 - e0131435. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131435

Campbell JA, Streicher JW, Cox CL, Brodie ED (2014) A New Salamander of the GenusChiropterotriton(Caudata: Plethodontidae) from the Sierra Madre Oriental of Tamaulipas, Mexico. South American Journal of Herpetology, 9 (3) : 228 - 234. doi: 10.2994/sajh-d-14-00042.1

(2014) Corrigendum. Systematics and Biodiversity, 12 (4) : 515 - 515. doi: 10.1080/14772000.2014.956554

Streicher JW, Devitt TJ, Goldberg CS, Malone JH, Blackmon H, Fujita MK (2014) Diversification and asymmetrical gene flow across time and space: lineage sorting and hybridization in polytypic barking frogs. Molecular Ecology, 23 (13) : 3273 - 3291. doi: 10.1111/mec.12814

Streicher JW, Fujita MK (2014) Observations on the captive maintenance and reproduction of the Balcones Barking Frog, Craugastor augusti latrans. Herpetological Review, 45 : 49 - 51.

Streicher JW, García-Vázquez UO, Ponce-Campos P, Flores-Villela O, Campbell JA, Smith EN (2014) Evolutionary relationships amongst polymorphic direct-developing frogs in theCraugastor rhodopisSpecies Group (Anura: Craugastoridae). Systematics and Biodiversity, 12 (1) : 1 - 22. doi: 10.1080/14772000.2014.882428

Streicher JW, Ng DJJ, Bickford DP (2014) Extracting and amplifying DNA from skin swabs of a forest dwelling tree frog species (Nyctixalus pictus). Herpetological Review, 45 : 421 - 424.

Streicher JW, Reyes-Velasco J, Cox CL, Campbell JA, Flores-Villela O (2014) Additional distributional records of a recently described Mexican toad species, Incilius mccoyi (Anura: Bufonidae). Herpetology Notes, 7 : 207 - 210.

STREICHER JW, HAMIDY A, HARVEY MB, ANDERS BEN, SHANEY KJ, KURNIAWAN NIA, SMITH RN (null) <p><strong>Mitochondrial DNA reveals a new species of parachuting frog (Rhacophoridae: <em>Rhacophorus</em>) from Sumatra</strong></p>. Zootaxa, 3878 (4) : 351 - 351. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3878.4.2

Streicher JW, Roelke CE, Fujita MK (2014) Heterogeneity in Physiological Performance at the Northern Range Edge of a Tropical Frog Complex. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 54 : E202 - E202.

Cox CL, Stringer JF, Streicher JW, Moseley MA, Chippindale PT (2013) Cryptic genetic diversity and refugial dynamics in the flathead snake. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 53 : E270 - E270.

Streicher JW, Meik JM, Smith EN, Fujita MK (2013) Limits and opportunities of diversification in barking frogs of the Craugastor augusti complex. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 53 : E209 - E209.

Streicher JW, Harvey MB, Sheehy CM, Anders B, Smith EN (2012) Identification and Description of the Tadpole of the Parachuting FrogRhacophorus catamitusfrom Southern Sumatra, Indonesia. Journal of Herpetology, 46 (4) : 503 - 506. doi: 10.1670/11-086

Castoe TA, Streicher JW, Meik JM, Ingrasci MJ, Poole AW, Koning APJ, Campbell JA, Parkinson CL, Smith EN, Pollock DD (2012) Thousands of microsatellite loci from the venomous coralsnakeMicrurus fulviusand variability of select loci across populations and related species. Molecular Ecology Resources, 12 (6) : 1105 - 1113. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12000

Castoe TA, Braun EL, Bronikowski AM, Cox CL, Rabosky ARD, Jason de Koning AP, Dobry J, Fujita MK, Giorgianni MW, Hargreaves A, Henkel CV, Mackessy SP, O’Meally D, Rokyta DR, Secor SM, Streicher JW, Wray KP, Yokoyama KD, Pollock DD (null) Report from the First Snake Genomics and Integrative Biology Meeting. Standards in Genomic Sciences, 7 (1) : 150 - 152. doi: 10.4056/sigs.3106480

Streicher JW, Cox CL, Campbell JA, Smith EN, de Sá RO (2012) Rapid range expansion in the Great Plains narrow-mouthed toad (Gastrophryne olivacea) and a revised taxonomy for North American microhylids. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 64 (3) : 645 - 653. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.05.020

Streicher JW, III CMS, Flores-Villela O, Campbell JA (2012) Morphological Variation in a Polychromatic Population of Chiricahua Leopard Frogs (Lithobates chiricahuensis) from Durango, Mexico. Journal of Herpetology, 46 (3) : 387 - 392. doi: 10.1670/11-120

Cox CL, Streicher JW, Sheehy CM, Campbell JA, Chippindale PT (2012) Patterns of Genetic Differentiation Among Populations of Smilisca fodiens. Herpetologica, 68 (2) : 226 - 235. doi: 10.1655/herpetologica-d-11-00064.1

Streicher JW, Cox CL, Birchard GF (2012) Non-linear scaling of oxygen consumption and heart rate in a very large cockroach species (Gromphadorhina portentosa): correlated changes with body size and temperature. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215 (7) : 1137 - 1143. doi: 10.1242/jeb.061143

Castoe TA, Poole AW, de Koning APJ, Jones KL, Tomback DF, Oyler-McCance SJ, Fike JA, Lance SL, Streicher JW, Smith EN, Pollock DD (null) Rapid Microsatellite Identification from Illumina Paired-End Genomic Sequencing in Two Birds and a Snake. PLoS ONE, 7 (2) : e30953 - e30953. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030953

de Sá RO, Streicher JW, Sekonyela R, Forlani MC, Loader SP, Greenbaum E, Richards S, Haddad CFB (2012) Molecular phylogeny of microhylid frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) with emphasis on relationships among New World genera. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 12 (1) : doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-12-241

Meik JM, Streicher JW, Mociño-Deloya E, Setser K, Lazcano D (2012) Shallow phylogeographic structure in the declining Mexican lance-headed rattlesnake, Crotalus polystictus. Phyllomedusa, 11 : 3 - 12.

Streicher JW, Flores-Villela O, Smith EN (2011) Barking frogs and flowing genes: Molecular phylogenetics of the Craugastor augusti complex (Anura: Craugastoridae). INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 51 : E134 - E134.

Streicher J, Meik J, Smith E, Campbell J (2011) Low levels of genetic diversity among morphologically distinct populations of an enigmatic montane frog from Mexico (Craugastor uno: Craugastoridae). Amphibia-Reptilia, 32 (1) : 125 - 131. doi: 10.1163/017353710x542976

Tupper TA, Streicher JW, Greenspan SE, Timm BC, Cook RP (2011) Detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in anurans of Cape Cod National Seashore, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA. Herpetological Review, 42 : 62 - 65.

Streicher JW, Harvey MB, Smith EN (2010) Biogeographic Patterns in Morphologically Conserved and Genetically Diverse Anuran Lineages from the Sunda Shelf. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 50 : E300 - E300.

Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie ED (2010) New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala with miscellaneous notes on known species.. Miscellaneous Publications Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, 200 : 66.

Streicher JW, Crawford AJ, Edwards CW (2009) Multilocus molecular phylogenetic analysis of the montane Craugastor podiciferus species complex (Anura: Craugastoridae) in Isthmian Central America. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 53 (3) : 620 - 630. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.07.011

Deepak V, Cooper N, Poyarkov NA, Kraus F, Burin G, Das A, Narayanan S, Streicher JW, Smith S-J, Gower DJ (2022) Multilocus phylogeny, natural history traits and classification of natricine snakes (Serpentes: Natricinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 195 (1) : 279 - 298. doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab099

Streicher JW (null) The genome sequence of the common frog, Rana temporaria Linnaeus 1758. Wellcome Open Research, 6 : 286 - 286. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17296.1

Streicher JW (null) The genome sequence of the common toad, Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758). Wellcome Open Research, 6 : 281 - 281. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17298.1

Supervision

Master's Co-supervisor to Tashi Mitra A
Co supervisor(s): Thomas K
Lens shape evolution across ontogeny and phylogeny in anuran amphibians
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Lead supervisor to Buckingham E
Co supervisor(s): Streicher J
Range expansion dynamics of the redback salamander, Plethodon cinereus in Long Island, New York
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Brewer R
Co supervisor(s): Wilkinson M
Phylogeny of the Caeciliidae based on fresh and vintage DNA
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Shrimpton S
Co supervisor(s): Thomas K
Eye evolution in frogs
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Pawlik A
Co supervisor(s): Cooper N
Salamander type localities and current distributions.
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Lead supervisor to Smith S-J
Co supervisor(s): Streicher J
Morphological adaptations to dietary specialism in Tantilla and relatives (Squamata: Colubridae)
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Weeks T
Co supervisor(s): Cooper N
Amphibian type collection localities and the IUCN Red List geographic range maps – how well do they match and what are the implications for conservation?
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Jameson T
Co supervisor(s): Head J
Diversity of the Craugastor mexicanus species series and its implications for the conservation of the group
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Berkowitz N
Co supervisor(s): Cooper N
Comparing historical and current species distributional data for imperiled species – using the amphibian type collection at the Natural History Museum, London
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Reid M
Co supervisor(s): Gower D
Phylogeography of filesnakes (Acrochordidae), using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Lead supervisor to Varela-Jaramillo A
Co supervisor(s): Streicher J
Sequence capture of ultraconserved elements can detect cryptic diversity among South American hylid frogs
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Davies J
Co supervisor(s): Cooper N
Assessing the accuracy of IUCN range maps of amphibians using the amphibian type locality data of collections at the Natural History Museum, London
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Lead supervisor to Manuelli L
Co supervisor(s): Streicher J
Taxonomy and molecular systematics of the frog species group Craugastor mexicanus
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Lead supervisor to McCabe C
Co supervisor(s): Streicher J
Separated by a mountain? Comparative phylogeography of herpetofauna in a Honduran national park
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Doctorate (PhD) Co-supervisor to Alujević K
Co supervisor(s): Clusella-Trullas S
Does behaviour mediate evolutionary trajectories to climate adaptation?
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Funding: National Research Foundation (South Africa)

Master's Lead supervisor to Pang L
Co supervisor(s): Streicher J
Mitogenomic evolutionary dynamics in insular speckled rattlesnakes
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Crotti M
Co supervisor(s): Gower D
Genome-wide Rad sequence data from an east African frog species: the impact of missing data and assembly methods on phylogeographic inference
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Lead supervisor to Gopal S
Co supervisor(s): Streicher J
Geographic variation in vision genes from closely related North American frog populations with comments on rhodopsin evolution in amphibians
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Saha A
Co supervisor(s): Adamson E
Population genetics of Seychelles caecilian amphibians using mircrosatellites developed from next generation sequence data
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Allain S
Co supervisor(s): Cooper N
Changes in Asian amphibian distributions through time.
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Examiner

External examiner, Doctoral degree (PhD)
University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
16/3/2022

External examiner, Masters degree
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
7/12/2019

External examiner, Doctoral degree (PhD)
Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
1/12/2018

Introduction

Summary

I help curate the amphibian and reptile collections of the Natural History Museum. These collections are used by an international research community to understand the historical and future drivers of biodiversity. My research explores diversification and speciation via analyses of high-throughput DNA sequences, morphology, and spatial data.

Qualifications

    Degrees

  • PhD, University of Texas at Arlington, United States, 2007 - 2012
  • MS, George Mason University, United States, 2004 - 2007
  • BA, George Mason University, United States, 1999 - 2004

Employment history

    Academic

  • Principal Curator, The Natural History Museum, Department of Life Sciences, United Kingdom, 2017 - ongoing
  • Senior Curator in Charge, Amphibians and Reptiles, The Natural History Museum, Department of Life Sciences, United Kingdom, 2017 - ongoing
  • Curator, Amphibians, The Natural History Museum, Department of Life Sciences, United Kingdom, 2015 - 2017
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Arizona, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, United States, 2013 - 2014
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Biology, United States, 2012 - 2013
Projects

Grants

The evolution of visual systems during major life history transitions in frogs
Role: Principal investigatorStreicher JW
Co-investigator: Gower DJ
Funding: NERC
Dates: 2017 - 2021

ULTRAMOD - Using comparative genomics to uncover the origins of phenotypic modularity in squamate reptiles
Role: Principal investigatorMohan A
Co-investigator: Streicher J
Funding: H2020 Excellent Science
Dates: 2021 - 2023

Hidden affiliate diversity and threats
Role: Principal investigatorOkamura B
Co-investigator: Bass D
Funding: Leverhulme Trust
Dates: 2020 - 2023

CHROMREP - An integrative approach linking chromosomal evolution and biodiversity in reptiles from Madagascar
Role: Principal investigatorMezzasalma M
Co-investigator: Streicher J
Dates: 2018 - 2020

BIOGEOBARRIERS – the role and impact of biogeographical barriers on biotic diversification and distribution
Role: Principal investigatorMahony S
Co-investigator: Teeling EC
Funding: Irish Research Council / CAROLINE
Dates: 2017 - 2020

Does behaviour mediate evolutionary trajectories to climate adaptation?
Role: Principal investigatorClusella-Trullas SCT
Co-investigator: Streicher JWS
Funding: National Research Foundation
Dates: 2016 - 2018

Publications

Publications

Mitra AT, Womack MC, Gower DJ, Streicher JW, Clark B, Bell RC, Schott RK, Fujita MK, Thomas KN (2022) Ocular lens morphology is influenced by ecology and metamorphosis in frogs and toads. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289 (1987) : doi: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0767

Buckingham E, Streicher JW, Fisher‐Reid MC, Jezkova T, Wiens JJ (2022) Population genomic analyses support sympatric origins of parapatric morphs in a salamander. Ecology and Evolution, 12 (11) : doi: 10.1002/ece3.9537

Thomas KN, Rich C, Quock RC, Streicher JW, Gower DJ, Schott RK, Fujita MK, Douglas RH, Bell RC (2022) Diversity and evolution of amphibian pupil shapes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 137 (3) : 434 - 449. doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/blac095

Mahony S (null) A review of torrent frogs ([i]Amolops[/i]: Ranidae) from Bhutan, the description of a new species, and reassessment of the taxonomic validity of some [i]A. viridimaculatus[/i] group species aided by archival DNA sequences of century-old type specimens. The Herpetological Journal, 32 (3) : 142 - 175. doi: 10.33256/32.3.142175

Schott RK, Bell RC, Loew ER, Thomas KN, Gower DJ, Streicher JW, Fujita MK (2022) Transcriptomic evidence for visual adaptation during the aquatic to terrestrial metamorphosis in leopard frogs. BMC Biology, 20 (1) : doi: 10.1186/s12915-022-01341-z

Jameson TJM, Streicher JW, Manuelli L, Head JJ, Smith EN (2022) Miniaturization in Direct-Developing Frogs from Mexico with the Description of Six New Species. Herpetological Monographs, 36 (1) : doi: 10.1655/0733-1347-36.1.1

Thomas KN, Gower DJ, Streicher JW, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Schott RK, Liedtke HC, Haddad CFB, Becker CG, Cox CL, Martins RA, Douglas RH (2022) Ecology drives patterns of spectral transmission in the ocular lenses of frogs and salamanders. Functional Ecology, 36 (4) : 850 - 864. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.14018

Meik JM, Watson JA, Lawing AM, Streicher JW (2022) An evaluation of parapatric distributions among ecologically similar rattlesnakes (Viperidae: Crotalus) in North American warm deserts. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 135 (3) : 541 - 557. doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/blab174

Labisko J, Bunbury N, Griffiths RA, Groombridge JJ, Chong‐Seng L, Bradfield KS, Streicher JW (2022) Survival of climate warming through niche shifts: Evidence from frogs on tropical islands. Global Change Biology, 28 (4) : 1268 - 1286. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15997

Vences M, Koehler J, Andreone F, Craul A-K, Crottini A, du Preez L, Preick M, Rancilhac L, Roedel M-O, Scherz MD, Streicher JW, Hofreiter M, Glaw F (2021) Target-enriched DNA sequencing clarifies the identity of name-bearing types of the Gephyromantis plicifer complex and reveals a new species of mantellid frog from Madagascar. SPIXIANA, 44 (2) : 175 - 202.

Barrientos LS, Streicher JW, Miller EC, Pie MR, Wiens JJ, Crawford AJ (2021) Phylogeny of terraranan frogs based on 2,665 loci and impacts of missing data on phylogenomic analyses. Systematics and Biodiversity, 19 (7) : 818 - 833. doi: 10.1080/14772000.2021.1933249

Shrimpton SJ, Streicher JW, Gower DJ, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Schott RK, Thomas KN (2021) Correction to: Eye‐body allometry across biphasic ontogeny in anuran amphibians. Evolutionary Ecology, 35 (2) : 361 - 363. doi: 10.1007/s10682-021-10109-w

Shrimpton SJ, Streicher JW, Gower DJ, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Schott RK, Thomas KN (2021) Eye‐body allometry across biphasic ontogeny in anuran amphibians. Evolutionary Ecology, 35 (2) : 337 - 359. doi: 10.1007/s10682-021-10102-3

Boyette JL, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Thomas KN, Streicher JW, Gower DJ, Schott RK (2021) Evolution of non-visual opsin genes across life history transitions in frogs. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 61 : E77 - E78.

Mitra AT, Womack MC, Gower DJ, Clark B, Streicher JW, Bell RC, Schott RK, Fujita MK, Thomas KN (2021) Lens morphology is influenced by ecology in frogs and toads (Amphibia: Anura). INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 61 : E616 - E616.

Schott RK, Bell RC, Ellis LR, Thomas KN, Streicher JW, Gower DJ, Fujita MK (2021) Visual adaptations in the transition from aquatic to terrestrial light environments in the life cycle of southern leopard frogs. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 61 : E798 - E799.

Shrimpton SJ, Streicher JW, Gower DJ, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Schott RK, Thomas KN (2021) Eye-body allometry across biphasic ontogeny in anuran amphibians. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 61 : E824 - E825.

Thomas KN, Gower DJ, Streicher JW, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Schott RK, Douglas RH (2021) Ocular transmission across frog and toad diversity. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 61 : E893 - E894.

Mezzasalma M, Guarin FM, Loader SP, Odierna G, Streicher JW, Cooper N (2020) First karyological analysis of the endemic Malagasy phantom gecko Matoatoa brevipes (Squamata: Gekkonidae). ACTA HERPETOLOGICA, 15 (2) : 137 - 141. doi: 10.13128/a_h-8437

Reyes-Puig C, Wake DB, Kotharambath R, Streicher JW, Koch C, Cisneros-Heredia DF, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Ron S (null) Two extremely rare new species of fossorial salamanders of the genusOedipina(Plethodontidae) from northwestern Ecuador. PeerJ, 8 : e9934 - e9934. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9934

Thomas KN, Gower DJ, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Schott RK, Streicher JW (2020) Eye size and investment in frogs and toads correlate with adult habitat, activity pattern and breeding ecology. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287 (1935) : 20201393 - 20201393. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2020.1393

Cox CL, Bowers J, Obialo C, Curlis JD, Streicher JW (2020) Spatial and temporal dynamics of exuberant colour polymorphism in the southern cricket frog. Journal of Natural History, 54 (35-36) : 2249 - 2264. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1842536

Streicher JW, Day JJ (2020) The toad’s warts: Discordance creates bumpy expectations of mitochondrial‐nuclear evolution between species. Molecular Ecology, 29 (18) : 3400 - 3402. doi: 10.1111/mec.15568

Fabre A-C, Bardua C, Bon M, Clavel J, Felice RN, Streicher JW, Bonnel J, Stanley EL, Blackburn DC, Goswami A (null) Metamorphosis shapes cranial diversity and rate of evolution in salamanders. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 4 (8) : 1129 - 1140. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1225-3

Rancilhac L, Bruy T, Scherz MD, Pereira EA, Preick M, Straube N, Lyra ML, Ohler A, Streicher JW, Andreone F, Crottini A, Hutter CR, Randrianantoandro JC, Rakotoarison A, Glaw F, Hofreiter M, Vences M (2020) Target-enriched DNA sequencing from historical type material enables a partial revision of the Madagascar giant stream frogs (genus Mantidactylus). Journal of Natural History, 54 (1-4) : 87 - 118. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1748243

Hennessey PJ, Streicher JW, Cox CL (2020) Evolution of skull morphology during diversification in specialist snakes. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 60 : E342 - E342.

Thomas KN, Gower DJ, Bell RC, Fujita MK, Schott RK, Streicher JW (2020) Ecological Correlates of Eye Size in Frogs and Toads. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 60 : E233 - E233.

Streicher JW, Loader SP, Varela-Jaramillo A, Montoya P, de Sá RO (2020) Analysis of ultraconserved elements supports African origins of narrow-mouthed frogs. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 146 : 106771 - 106771. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106771

Streicher JW, Sadler R, Loader SP (2020) Amphibian taxonomy: early 21st century case studies. Journal of Natural History, 54 (1-4) : 1 - 13. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1777339

Harvey MB, Larson TR, Jacobs JL, Shaney K, Streicher JW, Hamidy A, Kurniawan N, Smith EN (2020) Phoxophrys After 60 Years: Review of Morphology, Phylogeny, Status of Pelturagonia, and a New Species from Southeastern Kalimantan. Herpetological Monographs, 33 (1) : 71 - 71. doi: 10.1655/herpmonographs-d-19-00006.1

Reyes-Puig C, Bittencourt-Silva GB, Torres-Sánchez M, Wilkinson M, Streicher JW, Maddock ST, Kotharambath R, Müller H, Angiolani Larrea FN, Almeida-Reinoso D, Ron SR, Cisneros-Heredia DF (null) Rediscovery of the Endangered Carchi Andean Toad, Rhaebo colomai (Hoogmoed, 1985), in Ecuador, with comments on its conservation status and extinction risk. Check List, 15 (3) : 415 - 419. doi: 10.15560/15.3.415

Gebiola M, Streicher JW, Rugman‐Jones PF, Morse JG, Stouthamer R (2019) Genome‐wide analyses of single nucleotide polymorphisms reveal the consequences of traditional mass‐rearing on genetic variation inAphytis melinus(Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae): the danger of putting all eggs in one basket. Pest Management Science, 75 (11) : 3102 - 3112. doi: 10.1002/ps.5427

Wiens JJ, Camacho A, Goldberg A, Jezkova T, Kaplan ME, Lambert SM, Miller EC, Streicher JW, Walls RL (2019) Climate change, extinction, and Sky Island biogeography in a montane lizard. Molecular Ecology, 28 (10) : 2610 - 2624. doi: 10.1111/mec.15073

Crotti M, Barratt CD, Loader SP, Gower DJ, Streicher JW (2019) Causes and analytical impacts of missing data in RADseq phylogenetics: Insights from an African frog (Afrixalus ). Zoologica Scripta, 48 (2) : 157 - 167. doi: 10.1111/zsc.12335

Evans BJ, Gansauge M-T, Stanley EL, Furman BLS, Cauret CMS, Ofori-Boateng C, Gvoždík V, Streicher JW, Greenbaum E, Tinsley RC, Meyer M, Blackburn DC (null) Xenopus fraseri: Mr. Fraser, where did your frog come from?. PLOS ONE, 14 (9) : e0220892 - e0220892. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220892

Lambert SM, Streicher JW, Fisher‐Reid MC, Méndez de la Cruz FR, Martínez‐Méndez N, García-Vázquez UO, Nieto Montes de Oca A, Wiens JJ (2019) Inferring introgression using RADseq and D FOIL : Power and pitfalls revealed in a case study of spiny lizards ( Sceloporus ). Molecular Ecology Resources, 19 (4) : 818 - 837. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12972

ACOSTA-GALVIS AR, STREICHER JW, MANUELLI L, CUDDY T, DE SÁ RO (null) Molecular insights into the phylogenetic placement of the poorly known genus Niceforonia Goin &amp; Cochran, 1963 (Anura: Brachycephaloidea). Zootaxa, 4514 (4) : 487 - 487. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4514.4.3

Cox CL, Stringer JF, Moseley MA, Chippindale PT, Streicher JW (null) Testing the geographical dimensions of genetic diversity following range expansion in a North American snake. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/bly137

Barratt CD, Bwong BA, Jehle R, Liedtke HC, Nagel P, Onstein RE, Portik DM, Streicher JW, Loader SP (2018) Vanishing refuge? Testing the forest refuge hypothesis in coastal East Africa using genome-wide sequence data for seven amphibians. Molecular Ecology, 27 (21) : 4289 - 4308. doi: 10.1111/mec.14862

Streicher JW, Ruane S (null) Phylogenomics of Snakes. null, 1 - 8. doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0027476

McGuire JA, Cotoras DD, O’Connell B, Lawalata SZS, Wang-Claypool CY, Stubbs A, Huang X, Wogan GOU, Hykin SM, Reilly SB, Bi K, Riyanto A, Arida E, Smith LL, Milne H, Streicher JW, Iskandar DT (null) Squeezing water from a stone: high-throughput sequencing from a 145-year old holotype resolves (barely) a cryptic species problem in flying lizards. PeerJ, 6 : e4470 - e4470. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4470

Meik JM, Schaack S, Flores-Villela O, Streicher JW (2018) Integrative taxonomy at the nexus of population divergence and speciation in insular speckled rattlesnakes. Journal of Natural History, 52 (13-16) : 989 - 1016. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1429689

Streicher JW, Meik JM (2018) Integrative taxonomy of squamate reptiles: a special issue. Journal of Natural History, 52 (13-16) : 767 - 770. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1440786

Streicher JW, Miller EC, Guerrero PC, Correa C, Ortiz JC, Crawford AJ, Pie MR, Wiens JJ (2018) Evaluating methods for phylogenomic analyses, and a new phylogeny for a major frog clade (Hyloidea) based on 2214 loci. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 119 : 128 - 143. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.10.013

Streicher JW, Wiens JJ (2017) Phylogenomic analyses of more than 4000 nuclear loci resolve the origin of snakes among lizard families. Biology Letters, 13 (9) : 20170393 - 20170393. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0393

O'Connell KA, Streicher JW, Smith EN, Fujita MK (2017) Geographical features are the predominant driver of molecular diversification in widely distributed North American whipsnakes. Molecular Ecology, 26 (20) : 5729 - 5751. doi: 10.1111/mec.14295

Streicher JW (2017) Life in the Dark: Illuminating Biodiversity in the Shadowy Haunts of Planet Earth. Journal of Natural History, 51 (11-12) : 703 - 704. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2017.1302015

CERÍACO LMP, GUTIÉRREZ EE, DUBOIS A (null) Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences. Zootaxa, 4196 (3) : 435 - 435. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.3.9

Mendelson JR, Barclay MVL, Geiser M, Streicher JW (2016) The Taxonomic Status ofBufo intermediusGünther, 1858: Forensic Entomology Confirms What Was Long Suspected from Morphology. Copeia, 104 (3) : 697 - 701. doi: 10.1643/ch-16-422

Adamson EAS, Saha A, Maddock ST, Nussbaum RA, Gower DJ, Streicher JW (2016) Microsatellite discovery in an insular amphibian (Grandisonia alternans) with comments on cross-species utility and the accuracy of locus identification from unassembled Illumina data. Conservation Genetics Resources, 8 (4) : 541 - 551. doi: 10.1007/s12686-016-0580-5

Streicher JW, McEntee JP, Drzich LC, Card DC, Schield DR, Smart U, Parkinson CL, Jezkova T, Smith EN, Castoe TA (2016) Genetic surfing, not allopatric divergence, explains spatial sorting of mitochondrial haplotypes in venomous coralsnakes. Evolution, 70 (7) : 1435 - 1449. doi: 10.1111/evo.12967

Hartigan A, Wilkinson M, Gower DJ, Streicher JW, Holzer AS, Okamura B (2016) Myxozoan infections of caecilians demonstrate broad host specificity and indicate a link with human activity. International Journal for Parasitology, 46 (5-6) : 375 - 381. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.02.001

Streicher JW, Wiens JJ (2016) Phylogenomic analyses reveal novel relationships among snake families. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 100 : 160 - 169. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.04.015

Streicher JW, Schulte JA, Wiens JJ (2016) How Should Genes and Taxa be Sampled for Phylogenomic Analyses with Missing Data? An Empirical Study in Iguanian Lizards. Systematic Biology, 65 (1) : 128 - 145. doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syv058

Castoe TA, Poole AW, de Koning APJ, Jones KL, Tomback DF, Oyler-McCance SJ, Fike JA, Lance SL, Streicher JW, Smith EN, Pollock DD (null) Correction: Rapid Microsatellite Identification from Illumina Paired-End Genomic Sequencing in Two Birds and a Snake. PLOS ONE, 10 (8) : e0136465 - e0136465. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136465

Moseley MA, Cox CL, Streicher JW, Roelke CE, Chippindale PT (2015) Phylogeography and lineage-specific patterns of genetic diversity and molecular evolution in a group of North American skinks. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, n/a - n/a. doi: 10.1111/bij.12626

Meik JM, Streicher JW, Lawing AM, Flores-Villela O, Fujita MK (null) Limitations of Climatic Data for Inferring Species Boundaries: Insights from Speckled Rattlesnakes. PLOS ONE, 10 (6) : e0131435 - e0131435. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131435

Campbell JA, Streicher JW, Cox CL, Brodie ED (2014) A New Salamander of the GenusChiropterotriton(Caudata: Plethodontidae) from the Sierra Madre Oriental of Tamaulipas, Mexico. South American Journal of Herpetology, 9 (3) : 228 - 234. doi: 10.2994/sajh-d-14-00042.1

(2014) Corrigendum. Systematics and Biodiversity, 12 (4) : 515 - 515. doi: 10.1080/14772000.2014.956554

Streicher JW, Devitt TJ, Goldberg CS, Malone JH, Blackmon H, Fujita MK (2014) Diversification and asymmetrical gene flow across time and space: lineage sorting and hybridization in polytypic barking frogs. Molecular Ecology, 23 (13) : 3273 - 3291. doi: 10.1111/mec.12814

Streicher JW, Fujita MK (2014) Observations on the captive maintenance and reproduction of the Balcones Barking Frog, Craugastor augusti latrans. Herpetological Review, 45 : 49 - 51.

Streicher JW, García-Vázquez UO, Ponce-Campos P, Flores-Villela O, Campbell JA, Smith EN (2014) Evolutionary relationships amongst polymorphic direct-developing frogs in theCraugastor rhodopisSpecies Group (Anura: Craugastoridae). Systematics and Biodiversity, 12 (1) : 1 - 22. doi: 10.1080/14772000.2014.882428

Streicher JW, Ng DJJ, Bickford DP (2014) Extracting and amplifying DNA from skin swabs of a forest dwelling tree frog species (Nyctixalus pictus). Herpetological Review, 45 : 421 - 424.

Streicher JW, Reyes-Velasco J, Cox CL, Campbell JA, Flores-Villela O (2014) Additional distributional records of a recently described Mexican toad species, Incilius mccoyi (Anura: Bufonidae). Herpetology Notes, 7 : 207 - 210.

STREICHER JW, HAMIDY A, HARVEY MB, ANDERS BEN, SHANEY KJ, KURNIAWAN NIA, SMITH RN (null) <p><strong>Mitochondrial DNA reveals a new species of parachuting frog (Rhacophoridae: <em>Rhacophorus</em>) from Sumatra</strong></p>. Zootaxa, 3878 (4) : 351 - 351. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3878.4.2

Streicher JW, Roelke CE, Fujita MK (2014) Heterogeneity in Physiological Performance at the Northern Range Edge of a Tropical Frog Complex. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 54 : E202 - E202.

Cox CL, Stringer JF, Streicher JW, Moseley MA, Chippindale PT (2013) Cryptic genetic diversity and refugial dynamics in the flathead snake. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 53 : E270 - E270.

Streicher JW, Meik JM, Smith EN, Fujita MK (2013) Limits and opportunities of diversification in barking frogs of the Craugastor augusti complex. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 53 : E209 - E209.

Streicher JW, Harvey MB, Sheehy CM, Anders B, Smith EN (2012) Identification and Description of the Tadpole of the Parachuting FrogRhacophorus catamitusfrom Southern Sumatra, Indonesia. Journal of Herpetology, 46 (4) : 503 - 506. doi: 10.1670/11-086

Castoe TA, Streicher JW, Meik JM, Ingrasci MJ, Poole AW, Koning APJ, Campbell JA, Parkinson CL, Smith EN, Pollock DD (2012) Thousands of microsatellite loci from the venomous coralsnakeMicrurus fulviusand variability of select loci across populations and related species. Molecular Ecology Resources, 12 (6) : 1105 - 1113. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12000

Castoe TA, Braun EL, Bronikowski AM, Cox CL, Rabosky ARD, Jason de Koning AP, Dobry J, Fujita MK, Giorgianni MW, Hargreaves A, Henkel CV, Mackessy SP, O’Meally D, Rokyta DR, Secor SM, Streicher JW, Wray KP, Yokoyama KD, Pollock DD (null) Report from the First Snake Genomics and Integrative Biology Meeting. Standards in Genomic Sciences, 7 (1) : 150 - 152. doi: 10.4056/sigs.3106480

Streicher JW, Cox CL, Campbell JA, Smith EN, de Sá RO (2012) Rapid range expansion in the Great Plains narrow-mouthed toad (Gastrophryne olivacea) and a revised taxonomy for North American microhylids. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 64 (3) : 645 - 653. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.05.020

Streicher JW, III CMS, Flores-Villela O, Campbell JA (2012) Morphological Variation in a Polychromatic Population of Chiricahua Leopard Frogs (Lithobates chiricahuensis) from Durango, Mexico. Journal of Herpetology, 46 (3) : 387 - 392. doi: 10.1670/11-120

Cox CL, Streicher JW, Sheehy CM, Campbell JA, Chippindale PT (2012) Patterns of Genetic Differentiation Among Populations of Smilisca fodiens. Herpetologica, 68 (2) : 226 - 235. doi: 10.1655/herpetologica-d-11-00064.1

Streicher JW, Cox CL, Birchard GF (2012) Non-linear scaling of oxygen consumption and heart rate in a very large cockroach species (Gromphadorhina portentosa): correlated changes with body size and temperature. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215 (7) : 1137 - 1143. doi: 10.1242/jeb.061143

Castoe TA, Poole AW, de Koning APJ, Jones KL, Tomback DF, Oyler-McCance SJ, Fike JA, Lance SL, Streicher JW, Smith EN, Pollock DD (null) Rapid Microsatellite Identification from Illumina Paired-End Genomic Sequencing in Two Birds and a Snake. PLoS ONE, 7 (2) : e30953 - e30953. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030953

de Sá RO, Streicher JW, Sekonyela R, Forlani MC, Loader SP, Greenbaum E, Richards S, Haddad CFB (2012) Molecular phylogeny of microhylid frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) with emphasis on relationships among New World genera. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 12 (1) : doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-12-241

Meik JM, Streicher JW, Mociño-Deloya E, Setser K, Lazcano D (2012) Shallow phylogeographic structure in the declining Mexican lance-headed rattlesnake, Crotalus polystictus. Phyllomedusa, 11 : 3 - 12.

Streicher JW, Flores-Villela O, Smith EN (2011) Barking frogs and flowing genes: Molecular phylogenetics of the Craugastor augusti complex (Anura: Craugastoridae). INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 51 : E134 - E134.

Streicher J, Meik J, Smith E, Campbell J (2011) Low levels of genetic diversity among morphologically distinct populations of an enigmatic montane frog from Mexico (Craugastor uno: Craugastoridae). Amphibia-Reptilia, 32 (1) : 125 - 131. doi: 10.1163/017353710x542976

Tupper TA, Streicher JW, Greenspan SE, Timm BC, Cook RP (2011) Detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in anurans of Cape Cod National Seashore, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA. Herpetological Review, 42 : 62 - 65.

Streicher JW, Harvey MB, Smith EN (2010) Biogeographic Patterns in Morphologically Conserved and Genetically Diverse Anuran Lineages from the Sunda Shelf. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 50 : E300 - E300.

Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie ED (2010) New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala with miscellaneous notes on known species.. Miscellaneous Publications Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, 200 : 66.

Streicher JW, Crawford AJ, Edwards CW (2009) Multilocus molecular phylogenetic analysis of the montane Craugastor podiciferus species complex (Anura: Craugastoridae) in Isthmian Central America. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 53 (3) : 620 - 630. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.07.011

Deepak V, Cooper N, Poyarkov NA, Kraus F, Burin G, Das A, Narayanan S, Streicher JW, Smith S-J, Gower DJ (2022) Multilocus phylogeny, natural history traits and classification of natricine snakes (Serpentes: Natricinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 195 (1) : 279 - 298. doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab099

Streicher JW (null) The genome sequence of the common frog, Rana temporaria Linnaeus 1758. Wellcome Open Research, 6 : 286 - 286. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17296.1

Streicher JW (null) The genome sequence of the common toad, Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758). Wellcome Open Research, 6 : 281 - 281. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17298.1

Teaching and students

Supervision

Master's Co-supervisor to Tashi Mitra A
Co supervisor(s): Thomas K
Lens shape evolution across ontogeny and phylogeny in anuran amphibians
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Lead supervisor to Buckingham E
Co supervisor(s): Streicher J
Range expansion dynamics of the redback salamander, Plethodon cinereus in Long Island, New York
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Brewer R
Co supervisor(s): Wilkinson M
Phylogeny of the Caeciliidae based on fresh and vintage DNA
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Shrimpton S
Co supervisor(s): Thomas K
Eye evolution in frogs
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Pawlik A
Co supervisor(s): Cooper N
Salamander type localities and current distributions.
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Lead supervisor to Smith S-J
Co supervisor(s): Streicher J
Morphological adaptations to dietary specialism in Tantilla and relatives (Squamata: Colubridae)
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Weeks T
Co supervisor(s): Cooper N
Amphibian type collection localities and the IUCN Red List geographic range maps – how well do they match and what are the implications for conservation?
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Jameson T
Co supervisor(s): Head J
Diversity of the Craugastor mexicanus species series and its implications for the conservation of the group
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Berkowitz N
Co supervisor(s): Cooper N
Comparing historical and current species distributional data for imperiled species – using the amphibian type collection at the Natural History Museum, London
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Reid M
Co supervisor(s): Gower D
Phylogeography of filesnakes (Acrochordidae), using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Lead supervisor to Varela-Jaramillo A
Co supervisor(s): Streicher J
Sequence capture of ultraconserved elements can detect cryptic diversity among South American hylid frogs
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Davies J
Co supervisor(s): Cooper N
Assessing the accuracy of IUCN range maps of amphibians using the amphibian type locality data of collections at the Natural History Museum, London
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Lead supervisor to Manuelli L
Co supervisor(s): Streicher J
Taxonomy and molecular systematics of the frog species group Craugastor mexicanus
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Lead supervisor to McCabe C
Co supervisor(s): Streicher J
Separated by a mountain? Comparative phylogeography of herpetofauna in a Honduran national park
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Doctorate (PhD) Co-supervisor to Alujević K
Co supervisor(s): Clusella-Trullas S
Does behaviour mediate evolutionary trajectories to climate adaptation?
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Funding: National Research Foundation (South Africa)

Master's Lead supervisor to Pang L
Co supervisor(s): Streicher J
Mitogenomic evolutionary dynamics in insular speckled rattlesnakes
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Crotti M
Co supervisor(s): Gower D
Genome-wide Rad sequence data from an east African frog species: the impact of missing data and assembly methods on phylogeographic inference
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Lead supervisor to Gopal S
Co supervisor(s): Streicher J
Geographic variation in vision genes from closely related North American frog populations with comments on rhodopsin evolution in amphibians
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Saha A
Co supervisor(s): Adamson E
Population genetics of Seychelles caecilian amphibians using mircrosatellites developed from next generation sequence data
University College London, London, United Kingdom

Master's Co-supervisor to Allain S
Co supervisor(s): Cooper N
Changes in Asian amphibian distributions through time.
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Examiner

External examiner, Doctoral degree (PhD)
University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
16/3/2022

External examiner, Masters degree
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
7/12/2019

External examiner, Doctoral degree (PhD)
Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
1/12/2018