M. J. Fouquette

Martin J. "Jack" Fouquette Jr. was an American herpetologist and emeritus professor in Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences. An ASU memorial notes that he was born in Philadelphia in 1930, later grew up in Texas, studied at the University of Texas at Austin, and went on to build a long career as a researcher and teacher.

He became known for careful work on amphibians, including research on frog calls, species boundaries, and reproductive character displacement. He also contributed to reference works in the field, including A Checklist of North American Amphibians and Reptiles, and his name remains familiar in zoology through taxonomic authorship and species named in his honor.

Remembered by colleagues as a devoted scholar, he spent decades helping shape modern herpetology through both field research and academic mentorship. He died in 2014 at age 84.