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Robert C. Stebbins

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#1627

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#2672

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#791

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Zoology

#153

World Rank

#421

Historical Rank

#54

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Robert C. Stebbins's Degrees

PhD Zoology University of California, Berkeley
Masters Zoology University of California, Berkeley
Bachelors Zoology University of California, Berkeley

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According to Wikipedia, Robert Cyril Stebbins was an American herpetologist and illustrator known for his field guides and popular books as well as his studies of reptiles and amphibians. His Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, first published in 1966, is still considered the definitive reference of its kind, owing to both the quality of the illustrations and the comprehensiveness of the text. A professor of zoology at the University of California, Berkeley, for over 30 years, he was the first curator of herpetology at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, a 1949 Guggenheim fellow, and author of over 70 scientific articles. His discovery of the ring species phenomenon in Ensatina salamanders is now a textbook example of speciation, and he performed extensive research on the parietal eye of reptiles. He produced nature films, supported science education in primary grades, and organized conservation efforts that aided in the passing of the 1994 California Desert Protection Act. After retirement he continued to paint, collect field notes, and write books. Stebbins is commemorated in the scientific names of three species: Batrachoseps stebbinsi, the Tehachapi slender salamander; Anniella stebbinsi, a legless lizard; and Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi, the endangered Sonora tiger salamander.

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Robert C. Stebbins's Published Works

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A field guide to western reptiles and amphibians : field marks of all species in western North America (1998) (890)
A Natural History of Amphibians (2021) (672)
Amphibians and Reptiles of Western North America (1954) (235)
Amphibians of Western North America (1952) (184)
Speciation in salamanders of the plethodontid genus Ensatina (1954) (92)
The Lives of Desert Animals in Joshua Tree National Monument (1964) (85)
Observations on the Natural History of the Mud-skipper, Periophthalmus sobrinus (1961) (80)
A Field Study of the Lava Lizard (Tropidurus Albemarlensis) in the Galapagos Islands. (1967) (66)
Radiotelemetric Study of Thermoregulation in a Lace Monitor (1968) (63)
Nasal structure in lizards with reference to olfaction and conditioning of the inspired air. (1948) (56)
Some Aspects of the Ecology of the Iguanid Genus Uma (1944) (50)
The role of the "third eye" in reptilian behavior. American Museum novitates ; no. 1870 (1958) (50)
The Reptile World (1956) (45)
Activity Changes in the Striped Plateau Lizard with Evidence on Influence of the Parietal Eye (1963) (45)
Effects of Pinealectomy in the Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis (1960) (38)
Field Notes on a Lizard, the Mountain Swift, with Special Reference to Territorial Behavior (1944) (33)
Further analysis of a population of the lizard Sceloporus graciosus gracilis (1946) (33)
Body temperature studies in South African lizards (1961) (32)
The Effect of Parietalectomy on the Thyroid and Gonads in Free-Living Western Fence Lizards, Sceloporus occidentalis (1973) (31)
Amphibians and reptiles of California (1954) (30)
Off-Road Vehicles and the Fragile Desert (1974) (29)
The Effect of Parietalectomy on Testicular Activity and Exposure to Light in the Desert Night Lizard (Xantusia vigilis) (1970) (27)
Courtship of the Plethodontid Salamander Ensatina eschscholtzii (1949) (26)
Field Studies of Amphibians in Colombia, South America. (1959) (23)
Parietal Eye Nerve in the Fence Lizard (1959) (23)
Effects of Parietalectomy and Sustained Temperature on Thyroid of Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis. ∗ (1959) (22)
Adaptations in the Nasal Passages for Sand Burrowing in the Saurian Genus Uma (1943) (21)
A new alligator lizard from the Panamint Mountains, Inyo County, California. American Museum novitates ; no. 1883 (1958) (20)
INTRASPECIFIC SYMPATRY IN THE LUNGLESS SALAMANDER EN SATIN A ESCHSCHOLTZI (1957) (18)
Experimental Studies on Brain 5-Hydroxytryptamine and Monoamine Oxidase in a Field Population of the Lizard Sceloporus Occidentalis (1970) (17)
Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of California (2019) (17)
Observations on Laying, Development, and Hatching of the Eggs of Batrachoseps wrighti (1949) (15)
Additional Observations on Home Ranges and Longevity in the Lizard Sceloporus graciosus (1948) (13)
A New Species of Plethodontid Salamander from the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico (1950) (13)
California amphibians and reptiles (1972) (12)
Effects of Environmental and Physiological Factors on Pineal Acetylserotonin Methyltransferase Activity in the Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis (1971) (10)
Water Absorption in a Terrestrial Salamander (1945) (9)
EVIDENCE FOR HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN THE BLOTCHED AND UNBLOTCHED SUBSPECIES OF THE SALAMANDER ENSATINA ESCHSCHOLTZI (1964) (8)
Observations of Antipredator Tactics of the Sharp-Tailed Snake (Contia tenuis) (1999) (7)
The Systematic Status of Plethopsis with a Discussion of Speciation in the Genus Batrachoseps (1949) (6)
Tail and Foot Action in the Locomotion of Hydromantes platycephalus (1947) (6)
Lizards Killed by a Millipede (1944) (5)
New Distributional Records for Xantusia vigilis with Observations on Its Habitat (1948) (5)
An Experimental Study of the Third Eye of the Tuatara (2011) (5)
Reptiles and Amphibians of the San Francisco Bay Region (1959) (5)
Iodine Metabolism and Thyroid Activity in Parietalectomized Tropical Lizards (1969) (5)
Epithelial Cell Height as a Measure of Thyroid Activity in Free-Living Western Fence Lizards, Sceloporus occidentalis (1973) (4)
Studies on pineal function in lizards (1957) (3)
Off-Road and the Fragile Desert. (1974) (2)
Connecting with Nature: A Naturalist's Perspective (2012) (2)
Euphryne Obesus Baird, 1858 (Reptilia, Squamata): Proposed Precedence Of The Specific Name Over That Of Sauromalus Ater Dumeril, 1856 (2001) (2)
Diurnal Activity of Crotalus cerastes (1943) (1)
The Galápagos Islands Symposium : Galápagos international scientific project, january - march 1964 (1964) (1)
Speciation in Western Amphibia@@@Amphibians of Western North America. (1952) (1)
An addition to the amphibian fauna of California (1978) (1)
Preface: Natural History and This Book (2019) (0)
Amphibian and Reptile Husbandry (2019) (0)
A new alligator lizard frog the Panaraint Mountains, Inyo Co., California (1958) (0)
Capturing Amphibians and Reptiles (2019) (0)
Protective Status of Some Amphibians and Reptile Species (2019) (0)
Taxonomy, Anatomy, Physiology, and Behavior of Amphibians (2019) (0)
New Species, Genera, and Families (2019) (0)
Ongoing Loss of Habitats and Numbers of California’s Amphibians and Reptiles (2019) (0)
Amphibian and Reptile Distribution throughout California’s Habitat Complex (2019) (0)
1958 A New Alligator Lizard from the Panamint Mountains , Inyo County , California BY (0)
Observing and Photographing Amphibians and Reptiles (2019) (0)
Common and Latin Name Changes (2019) (0)
Amphibians and Reptiles: The Vertebrate Terrestrial Pioneers (2019) (0)
Northward Occurrence of the Canyon Tree-Toad in California (1948) (0)
Field Identification Keys (2019) (0)
On the proposed conservation of the specific name of Cnemidophorus neomexicanus Lowe & Zweifel, 1952 (Reptilia, Squamata) (1998) (0)

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