Robert G. Webb | |
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Born | Robert Gravem Webb February 18, 1927 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
Died | September 18, 2018 San Angelo, Texas, U.S. | (aged 91)
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, 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]