Zoological Series; Great Basin Naturalist; Herpetologica; Journal of Herpetology; Journal of the 

 Linnaean Society of London; Journal of the Ohio Herpetological Society; Journal of the Tennessee 

 Academy of Sciences; Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences; Natural History 

 Miscellanea; Occasional Papers Museum of Zoology University of Michigan; Papeis Avulsos 

 Departamento Zoologia de Sao Paulo (Brasil); Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 

 Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club; Proceeding of the Rochester Academy of 

 Sciences; Proceedings of the United States National Museum; Smithsoniam Miscellaneous 

 Collections; The Southwestern Naturalist; The Texas Journal of Science; The University of Kansas 

 Science Bulletin; The Wasmann Journal of Biology; Transactions of the Illinois Academy of 

 Sciences; Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences; Ward's Natural Science Bulletin; 

 Zoologica. The books are Smith and Smith (1972), Smith and Brodie, 1982, and Smith and Chiszar 

 (1996). 



This list covers from 1933 thru 30 June 1999, a penod of 66 years. Obviously many taxonomic 

 changes have occurred. The following table summarizes the valid and invalid names. 



Totals 294 213 81 



Of the 294 names proposed one was family, still valid, 12 were genera, seven still valid, leaving 

 281 species/subspecies names proposed with 213 still valid. Approximately two-thirds of the 

 named taxa of species and subspecies remain valid and over half of the genera. 



Some present day workers are critical of Smith's numerous description. In retrospect, it could 

 have been more considenng the area worked and the lack of present biochemical and molecular 

 techniques. Much of the work was done by the "eyeball" method and his intimate knowledge of the 

 taxa in life and their natural habitats. Although many of his taxa have been synonomized, new 

 analyses have resurrected some of his taxa. 



I, for one, appreciate the pioneenng work of Hobart M. Smith and his collaborators. His and 

 Taylor's pioneenng summaries of the Mexican herpetofauna were instrumental in guiding my 

 research there. His research output has been an incredible feat and there is more to come. Well 

 done, Hobart! You can be proud of your accomplishments. 



