Benjamin Shreve

Benjamin Shreve
Born	1908
Died	1985 (aged 76–77)
Known for	Herpetology
Influences	Arthur Loveridge, Thomas Barbour
Author abbrev. (zoology)	Shreve

Benjamin Shreve (1908–1985) was an American amateur herpetologist. He was from a wealthy family of jewellers and worked at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology as a volunteer. He was trained by Arthur Loveridge to deal with materials from elsewhere than Africa. Shreve described many species from the West Indies together with Thomas Barbour. In these papers, Shreve is said to have done the "spadework" while Barbour wrote "florid" introductions.

Reptiles named in honor of Shreve include:

Amphibians named in honor of Shreve are:

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