ðˌoʊ hiː mˌeɪd ˈoʊnli ɐ fjˈuː ɪmpˈoːɹtənt dɪskˈʌvɚɹiz baɪ hɪmsˈɛlf, hiː nˈeɪmd mˈoːɹ ðɐn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd spˈiːsiːz ænd wʌzɐ lˈiːdɪŋ ˈɛkspɜːt ˌɔn kˈɔːɹəl snˈeɪks.
Though he made only a few important discoveries by himself, he named more than 200 species and was a leading expert on coral snakes.