Robert G. Webb Explained

Robert Gravem Webb
Birth Date:	1927 2, df=yes
Birth Place:	Long Beach, California
Death Place:	San Angelo, Texas
Workplaces:	University of Texas, El Paso
Alma Mater:	UCLA, University of Oklahoma, University of Kansas
Known For:	Herpetology
Spouse:	Patricia Ann Peden

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.

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr. Robert "Bob" Gravem Webb . 28 September 2018 . Legacy.com . 15 June 2019.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Webb, R. G.", p. 280).
3. Web site: Robert G. Webb . UTEP Biodiversity Collections Home Page . The University of Texas at El Paso . 24 January 2011 . 4 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923004348/http://www.utep.edu/LEB/curators/webb.htm . 23 September 2015.