Robert ″Bob″ Powell (born 17 August 1948 in

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) is an

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herpetologist Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and rept ...

. His main research interest is in the

herpetofauna Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and rept ...

of the

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Career

Powell was born in Germany but raised in

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. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1970 from the

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and his Master of Arts in 1971 from the

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. In 1984, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri with the thesis ″Variation in Spotted Salamanders (''Ambystoma maculatum'') from Missouri". In 1989, he became professor and coordinator in the biology department at the

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in Kansas City. From 1994 until 2018 he was professor for biology at the

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in Kansas City. In 2005, he described the gecko species ''

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'' from

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in collaboration with Robert W. Henderson. Powell is member in the following organisations: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, American Society of Mammalogists, Association of College and University Biology Educators, Association of Systematics Collections, Biological Society of Washington, Chicago Herpetological Society, Council on Undergraduate Research, ''Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde'', Herpetologists’ League, International Iguana Society, IUCN Diminishing Amphibian Task Force, IUCN Iguana Specialist Group, Kansas City Herpetological Society, Kansas Herpetological Society, Maryland Herpetological Society, Missouri Academy of Science, Missouri Herpetological Association, Missouri Prairie Foundation, Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, and Vida Silvestre Neotropical.CURRICULUM VITAE: ROBERT POWELL, Ph.D.
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Publications

* R. W. Henderson, R. Powell (editors): ''Amphibians and Reptiles of the St. Vincent and Grenada Banks, West Indies'' Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, 2018. *Powell, R., R. Conant, and J.T. Collins. 2016. ''Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America''. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Boston and New York. . *Powell, R., J.T. Collins, and E.D. Hooper, Jr. 2012. ''A Key to the Herpetofauna of the Continental United States and Canada''. Second edition, revised and updated. University of Kansas Press. Lawrence, Kansas. *Henderson, R.W., and R. Powell. 2009. ''Natural History of West Indian Reptiles and Amphibians''. University of Florida Press. Gainesville, Florida. *Henderson, R.W., and R. Powell (editors). 2007. ''The Biology of Boas and Pythons''. Eagle Mountain Publishing LC. Eagle Mountain, Utah. *Powell, R., R.W. Henderson, and J.S. Parmerlee, Jr. 2005. ''Reptiles and Amphibians of the Dutch Caribbean: St. Eustatius, Saba, and St. Maarten''. St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation. Gallows Bay, St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles. *Henderson, R.W., and R. Powell (eds.). 2003. ''Islands and the Sea: Essays on Herpetological Exploration in the West Indies''. Soc. Study Amphib. Rept. Contrib. Herpetol., vol. 20. Ithaca, New York. *Hodge, K.V.D., E.J. Cenksy, and R. Powell. 2003. ''The Reptiles and Amphibians of Anguilla, British West Indies''. Anguilla National Trust. The Valley. *Powell, R., J.T. Collins, and E.D. Hooper, Jr. 1998. ''A Key to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Continental United States and Canada''. Univ. Kansas Press. Lawrence, Kansas. *Powell, R., and R.W. Henderson (eds.). 1996. ''Contributions to West Indian Herpetology: A Tribute to Albert Schwartz''. Soc. Study Amphib. Rept. Contrib. Herpetol., no. 12. Ithaca, New York.

References

External links

Robert Powell's website
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