Lamar, William W. 1950-
(Bill Lamar)

PERSONAL:

Born June 18, 1950, in Patuxent River, MD; son of William Wylly (a naval pilot) and Eva Claire (a homemaker; later surname, Ashley) Lamar; married August 30, 1975; wife's name Nancy F. (a development director); children: Claire Simonds. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Attended Memphis University, 1969-70, and University of Alabama, 1970-71; Rhodes College, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1976; University of Texas, M.Sc., 1984. Politics: "Fervent independent." Religion: Episcopalian. Hobbies and other interests: Photography, horticulture, travel.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Tyler, TX. Office—College of Sciences, University of Texas at Tyler, 3900 University Blvd., Tyler, TX 75799. E-mail—wlamar@uttyler.edu.

CAREER:

GreenTracks, Inc., president, 1992—. University of Texas at Tyler, adjunct professor of biology; University of Texas at Arlington, research associate; University of Kansas, associate herpetologist.

MEMBER:

Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma.

WRITINGS:

(With Jonathan A. Campbell) The Venomous Reptiles of Latin America, Comstock Publishing Associates (Ithaca, NY), 1989.

(Under name Bill Lamar; with Bill Love) The World's Most Spectacular Reptiles and Amphibians, World Publishing (Tampa, FL), 1996.

(With Jonathan A. Campbell) The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere, two volumes, Comstock Publishing Associates (Ithaca, NY), 2004.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Choice, March, 2005, M.S. Grace, review of The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere, p. 1253.

Library Journal, August, 2004, William H. Wiese, review of The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere, p. 116.

Quarterly Review of Biology, June, 2005, Larry David Wilson, review of The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere, p. 213.

Science, July 9, 2004, Laurie J. Vitt, review of The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere, p. 182.

Science Books and Films, March-April, 2005, Robert Smith, review of The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere, p. 66.

Times Literary Supplement, April 29, 2005, Harry W. Greene, review of The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere, p. 29.