Faculty of Science

Dr. Eraqi Radwan Ragab Khannoon

Contact Information
Phone number: 084 6338462 - 084 6344264
Fax number: 084 6370025
E-mail Address: err00@fayoum.edu.eg
Office: Zoology Department- Faculty of Science
Post Address: Fayoum - Fayoum University - Faculty of Science - Zoology Department -POBox: 63514
Academic Qualifications
B. Sc. : Science - Zoology Chemistry - Cairo University - 1999
M. Sc.: Science - Comparative anatomy - Cairo University - 2004
PhD. :Comparative behavioural & chemical ecology and evolution, 2009, Hull University, UK.
Academic Positions
Demonstrator: from 2000 - 2004 .
Assistant Lecturer : from 2004 To 2010 .
Lecturer : from 2010 To 2105 .
Assistant Professor : from 2015 To 2020 .
Professor : from 2020 up till now .
Research Interests
Developmental Embryology
Developmental Dynamics
Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
Functional Morphology of Vertebrates
Biomechanics in Vertebrates
Research Abstracts
Secretions of pre-anal glands of house-dwelling geckos (Family: Gekkonidae) contain monoglycerides and 1,3-alkanediol. A comparative chemical ecology study.
Experimental evidence for friction-enhancing integumentary modifications of chameleons and associated functional and evolutionary implications.
The embryonic development of the Egyptian cobra Naja h. haje (Squamata: Serpentes: Elapidae).
Developmental mechanisms underlying differential claw expression in the autopodia of geckos
Developmental Stages of the Climbing GeckoTarentola annularisWith Special Reference to the Claws, Pad Lamellae, and Subdigital Setae
The Development of the Skull of the Egyptian CobraNaja h. haje(Squamata: Serpentes: Elapidae)
Unique features of myogenesis in Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) (Squamata: Serpentes: Elapidae)
Embryonic skull development in the gecko, Tarentola annularis (Squamata: Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae).
Ontogeny of the Moorish gecko Tarentola mauritanica with emphasis on morphogenesis of the skin and its derivatives .
Getting out of an egg: Merging of tooth germs to create an egg tooth in the snake.
Embryonic development of skull bones in the Sahara horned viper (Cerastes cerastes), with new insights into structures related to the basicranium and braincase roof.
The development of the osteocranium in the snake Psammophis sibilans (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae).
Embryonic development of the Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Pteropodidae).
Postovipositional development of the sand snake Psammophis sibilans (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae) in comparison with other snake species .
The femoral gland secretions of two xeric-adapted agamid lizards Uromastyx aegyptia and U. ornata (Squamata: Agamidae): a comparative study.