 The Chicago Zoological Society's Rabb Conservation Medal is named for him.Two amphibians are named for him, Guatemalan bromeliad salamander ("Dendrotriton rabbi") and Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog ("Ecnomiohyla rabborum"), the latter also honoring his wife Mary S. Rabb, hence the plural form "rabborum".Rabb died on July 27, 2017 in Chicago after heart surgery as a result of a brief illness.