Adolph Reuss (November 28, 1804, in Frankfurt am Main – May 7, 1878) was a German-American physician and zoologist, known for his work in the fields of herpetology and arachnology.
Following graduation, he served as a doctor in Frankfurt, also becoming involved with zoological research at the Senckenberg Museum.
He later emigrated to the United States, where in 1834, he purchased a 200 acre farm near Shiloh, Illinois.
In rural Illinois, he worked as a farmer, and in meantime, maintained a successful medical practice.
[2] He described a number of herpetological species, such as Enhydris alternans, sometimes referred to as "Reuss' water snake".