A lizard Smith

After the week we’ve had discussing lizards, you didn’t think I would let a Smith Sunday pass without finding out if there were any Smiths anywhere remotely connected to lizards, did you?

Surprisingly, it wasn’t that hard to find one!

Meet Hobart Muir Smith, the most published herpetologist of all time.

As best I can tell, Mr. Smith is still alive—and probably, still publishing.  He’s over 100 now.

Not many people have had five species named after them, including—how could you doubt it?—a lizard!

Best wishes for a long and healthy life, Mr. Smith!