Robert G. Webb
Robert Gravem Webb (18 February 1927 – 18 September 2018[1]) was an American herpetologist, expert in the systematics and biogeography of reptiles and amphibians, and professor emeritus of biological science at the University of Texas, El Paso.[2]
Robert Gravem Webb | |
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Born | Long Beach, California | 18 February 1927
Died | 18 September 2018 91) | (aged
Alma mater | UCLA, University of Oklahoma, University of Kansas |
Known for | Herpetology |
Spouse(s) | Patricia Ann Peden |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Texas, El Paso |
Webb received his Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Kansas in 1960.[2]
Webb had over a hundred publications to his name. He specialized in amphibians and reptiles of the southwestern United States and Mexico.[1][3]
The snake Lampropeltis webbi is named after him.[2][4]
References
- "Dr. Robert "Bob" Gravem Webb". Legacy.com. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Webb, R. G.", p. 280).
- "Robert G. Webb". UTEP Biodiversity Collections Home Page. The University of Texas at El Paso. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- Lampropeltis webbi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 August 2015.
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