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Robert G. Webb

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Robert Gravem Webb
Born(1927-02-18)18 February 1927
Long Beach, California
Died18 September 2018(2018-09-18) (aged 91)
Alma materUCLA, University of Oklahoma, University of Kansas
Known forHerpetology
SpousePatricia Ann Peden
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas, El Paso

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]

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

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  1. ^ a b "Dr. Robert "Bob" Gravem Webb". Legacy.com. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c 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).
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Lampropeltis webbi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 August 2015.