Ernest Edward Williams (January 7, 1914 – September 1, 1998) was an American
herpetologist
Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and rept ...
. He coined the term ''
ecomorph Ecomorphology or ecological morphology is the study of the relationship between the ecological role of an individual and its morphological adaptations. The term "morphological" here is in the anatomical context. Both the morphology and ecology exh ...
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anoles.
Taxa named in honor of Ernest E. Williams
The following
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
are named in honor of Ernest E. Williams.
[ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Eew", p. 81; "Ernest", p. 85; "Williams, E.E.", p. 286; "Williams-Mittermeier", p. 287).]
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Lygodactylus williamsi''
*''Anolis eewi'' (synonym of ''
Anolis planiceps'')
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Erythrolamprus williamsi
''Erythrolamprus williamsi'', Williams's ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana ...
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Strophurus williamsi
''Strophurus williamsi'', also known Common name, commonly as the eastern spiny-tailed gecko, the soft-spined gecko, and Williams' spiny-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Diplodactylidae. The species is Endemism ...
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Pelusios williamsi
Williams' mud turtle (''Pelusios williamsi'') is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. The species is endemic to Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, ''williamsi'', is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest E. Williams.Beolens, B ...
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Dipsas williamsi
''Dipsas williamsi'', also known commonly as Williams's tree snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Peru. It was named in honor of Ernest Edward Williams
Ernest ...
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Anolis ernestwilliamsi
''Anolis ernestwilliamsi'', also known commonly as the Carrot Rock anole, Carrot Rock's anole, and Ernest's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the British Virgin Islands. www.reptile-database.org. ...
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Phrynops williamsi
''Phrynops williamsi'', also known commonly as Williams' side-necked turtle, Williams' South American sideneck turtle, William's icSouth American side-necked turtle, William's ictoadhead turtle, and Williams' toadhead turtle, is a species of ...
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Sphaerodactylus williamsi''
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Lepidoblepharis williamsi''
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Cynisca williamsi
''Cynisca williamsi'' is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlant ...
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Pristimantis ernesti
''Pristimantis ernesti'' is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to the summit of Sumaco, a volcano in the Napo Province, Ecuador. Its common name is Ernest's robber frog. It is named after Dr. Ernst Williams, a friend ...
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Anolis williamsmittermeierorum''
Taxa described by Ernest E. Williams
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Aldabrachelys
''Aldabrachelys'' is the recognised genus for the Seychelles and Madagascan radiations of giant tortoises, including the Aldabra giant tortoise (''Aldabrachelys gigantea'').
Naming
This name is problematic in that the type specimen is actually r ...
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Anolis anchicayae''
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Anolis annectens''
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Anolis antioquiae''
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Anolis barahonae''
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Anolis biporcatus parvauritus''
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Anolis brasiliensis''
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Anolis calimae''
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Anolis caquetae''
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Anolis carlostoddi''
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Anolis chocorum''
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Anolis christophei
''Anolis christophei'', also known commonly as the big-fanned trunk anole and the King Christophe anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola. www.reptile-database.org.
Etymology
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Anolis danieli''
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Anolis deltae''
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Anolis dissimilis''
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Anolis dolichocephalus''
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Anolis etheridgei
''Anolis etheridgei'', also known commonly as Etheridge's anole and the montane bush anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to
the Dominican Republic."''Anolis etheridgei'' ". The Reptile Database. http: ...
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Anolis euskalerriari''
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Anolis fitchi
''Anolis fitchi'', Fitch's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae, named for American herpetologist Henry S. Fitch. The species is found in
Colombia and Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' ...
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Anolis grahami aquarum''
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Anolis huilae''
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Anolis ibague''
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Anolis imias''
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Anolis insolitus''
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Anolis kunayalae
''Anolis'' is a genus of anoles (), iguanian lizards in the family Dactyloidae, native to the Americas. With more than 425 species, it represents the world's most species-rich amniote tetrapod genus, although many of these have been proposed to b ...
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Anolis lamari''
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Anolis lineatopus ahenobarbus''
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Anolis lineatopus merope
''Anolis'' is a genus of anoles (), iguanian lizards in the family Dactyloidae, native to the Americas. With more than 425 species, it represents the world's most species-rich amniote tetrapod genus, although many of these have been proposed to b ...
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Anolis lyra''
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Anolis maculigula
''Anolis maculigula'', Rueda's anole, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Colombia."''Anolis maculigula''". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&sp ...
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Anolis marcanoi''
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Anolis medemi
''Anolis medemi'' is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Colombia."''Anolis medemi''". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=medemi
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Anolis menta''
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Anolis mirus''
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Anolis neblininus''
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Anolis nigrolineatus''
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Anolis occultus
The Puerto Rican twig anole or dwarf anole (''Anolis occultus'') is a species of small, arboreal anole endemic to Puerto Rico and primarily inhabiting the Cordillera Central from the Sierra de Cayey range in the Southeast to the central-western r ...
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Anolis parilis''
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Anolis propinquus''
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Anolis reconditus
''Anolis reconditus'', the Blue Mountains anole, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Jamaica."''Anolis propinquus''". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?gen ...
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Anolis ricordi leberi''
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Anolis rivalis
''Anolis rivalis'', the neighbor anole, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Colombia."''Anolis rivalis''". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&spe ...
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Anolis ruizi
''Anolis ruizi'' is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicar ...
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Anolis rupinae''
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Anolis santamartae''
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Anolis singularis
''Anolis singularis'', the Macaya green twig anole or porcupine anole, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic."''Anolis singularis''". The Reptile Database. htt ...
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Anolis tetarii
''Anolis tetarii'' is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on th ...
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Anolis vanzolinii''
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Anolis vaupesianus
''Anolis vaupesianus'', Williams's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae
Dactyloidae are a family of lizards commonly known as anoles () and native to warmer parts of the Americas, ranging from southeastern United States t ...
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Anolis vicarius''
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Anolis whitemani''
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Cnemidophorus vanzoi''
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Eleutherodactylus furcyensis
The La Selle red-legged frog or Furcy robber frog (''Eleutherodactylus furcyensis'') is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to southern Hispaniola and occurs in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Specifically, it ...
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Eleutherodactylus heminota
The half-stripe bromeliad frog or Shreve's robber frog (''Eleutherodactylus heminota'') is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Hispaniola and found in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Its natural habitats are subt ...
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Eleutherodactylus leoncei
The southern pastel frog or Hispaniola robber frog (''Eleutherodactylus leoncei'') is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola and known from the Massif de la Selle, both in the Dominican Republic and in Hai ...
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Puertoricomys corozalus''
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Urostrophus gallardoi
''Urostrophus gallardoi'' is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. It is native to Argentina and Bolivia. www.reptile-database.org.
References
Urostrophus
Reptiles of Chile
Reptiles described in 1991
Taxa named by Richard Emmet ...
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References
Bibliography
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Gans C (2000). "Obituaries: Ernest Edward Williams 1914-1998". ''Herpetological Review'' 31 (1): 10-11.
*Losos J, Crompton A, Liem KF (October 1, 2009). "Ernest Edward Williams". Retrieved from HARVARDgazette
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*Rhodin AGJ, Miyata K (1983). ''Advances in Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology : Essays in Honor of Ernest E. Williams''.
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1914 births
1998 deaths
People from Easton, Pennsylvania
American herpetologists
20th-century American zoologists