Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons [SEP] occupation
Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons
Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons, born in Pietermaritzburg, was a notable herpetologist in South Africa. Also, he contributed to the collection of spermatophyte samples for the National Herbarium which has become part of the South African National Biodiversity Institute at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden. In 1937, together with Anna Amelia Obermeyer, he collected some of the earliest plant specimens from the Eastern Highlands of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
Later, as director of the Transvaal Museum, he together with Charles Koch helped to establish
Hyperolius swynnertoni
Hyperolius swynnertoni is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in the southern portion of the eastern Zimbabwe uplands and adjacent Mozambique. It is also known as the Swynnerton's reed frog, with the subspecies ""broadleyi"" (if recognized) as the Broadley's tree frog or Broadley's forest treefrog.
Taxonomy and systematics.
"Hyperolius swynnertoni" was described by Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons in 1941, based on material collected from Chirinda Forest near Mount Selinda, Zimbabwe. The