Robert G. Webb | |
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| Born | Robert Gravem Webb (1927-02-18)February 18, 1927 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 2018(2018-09-18) (aged 91) San Angelo, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | UCLA, University of Oklahoma, University of Kansas |
| Known for | Herpetology |
| Spouse | Patricia Ann Peden |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Texas, El Paso |
Robert Gravem Webb (February 18, 1927 – September 18, 20181) 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
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.13
The snake Lampropeltis webbi is named after him.24
References
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.