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1943. The lizards of South Africa. (Reprinted 1970).
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771:Contributions to the History of Herpetology
254:A Field Guide to the Snakes of South Africa
191:Vivian FitzSimons attended the prestigious
647:– prickly girdled lizard, near threatened
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522:– FitzSimons' burrowing skink
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380:– Zoutpansberg girdled lizard
956:South African herpetologists
936:. French language Knowledge.
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910:. ("FitzSimons, V.", p. 91).
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175:Frederick William FitzSimons
93:Herpetology, Plant collector
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729:Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi
683:– Mozambique girdled lizard
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853:"The Reptile Database"
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