Adam Clause
Herpetology Collections Manager
San Diego Natural History Museum
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90095
After completing his Ph.D. at the University of Georgia, Adam returned to California to assist with an ambitious La Kretz landscape genetics project across the LA Basin. In collaboration with partners including the Natural History Museum of LA County and the National Park Service, he spearheaded sample collection of a diverse suite of plant, invertebrate, and vertebrate species across the LA urban-wildland interface. Adam’s prior expertise centers on the intersection of ecology and conservation policy for imperiled herpetofauna (particularly lizards) in California, Mexico, and Fiji.
Adam now works for the San Diego Natural History Museum as a manager for the museums herpetology collections.