Philippe Jacques Robert Kok

Philippe Jacques Robert Kok
Born(1970-12-20)December 20, 1970
Watsa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Alma materLeiden University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Université libre de Bruxelles
Known forStudies on the endemism and evolutionary history of the Pantepui herpetofauna
Scientific career
FieldsEvolutionary biology, Herpetology, Ecology
InstitutionsUniversity of Łódź
Thesis Islands in the Sky: Species diversity, evolutionary history, and patterns of endemism of the Pantepui Herpetofauna  (2013)
Doctoral advisorEdi Gittenberger, Erik Smets

Philippe Jacques Robert Kok (born 20 December 1970) is an African-born Belgian evolutionary biologist, herpetologist, and ecologist. He is an associate professor at the University of Łódź in Poland. His research focuses on endemism in the herpetofauna of the biogeographic region of Pantepui in northern South America, particularly the tepui mountains of Venezuela.

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