Ernest Edward Williams

American zoologist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican zoologist
PlacesUnited States of America
wasZoologist Professor Educator Herpetologist
Work fieldAcademia Biology
Gender
Male
Birth7 January 1914, Easton, USA
Death1 September 1998Pennsylvania, USA (aged 84 years)
Star signCapricorn
Education
Columbia University
The details

Biography

Ernest Edward Williams (January 7, 1914 – September 1, 1998) was an American herpetologist. He coined the term ecomorph based on his research on anoles.

Taxa named in honor of Ernest E. Williams

The following species are named in honor of Ernest E. Williams.

  • Lygodactylus williamsi Loveridge, 1952
  • Anolis eewi Roze, 1958
  • Liophis williamsi Roze, 1958
  • Strophurus williamsi Kluge, 1963
  • Pelusios williamsi Laurent, 1965
  • Sibynomorphus williamsi Carillo de Espinoza, 1974
  • Anolis ernestwilliamsi Lazell, 1983
  • Phrynops williamsi Rhodin & Mittermeier, 1983
  • Sphaerodactylus williamsi Thomas & Schwartz, 1983
  • Lepidoblepharis williamsi Ayala & Serna, 1986
  • Cynisca williamsi Gans, 1987
  • Pristimantis ernesti Flores, 1987
  • Anolis williamsmittermeierorum Poe & Yañez-Miranda, 2007

Taxa described by Ernest E. Williams

  • Aldabrachelys Loveridge & Williams, 1957
  • Anolis anchicayae Poe, Velasco, Miyata & Williams, 2009
  • Anolis annectens Williams, 1974
  • Anolis antioquiae Williams, 1985
  • Anolis barahonae Williams, 1962
  • Anolis biporcatus parvauritus Williams, 1966
  • Anolis brasiliensis Vanzolini & Williams, 1970
  • Anolis calimae Ayala, Harris & Williams, 1983
  • Anolis caquetae Williams, 1974
  • Anolis carlostoddi Williams, Praderio & Gorzula, 1996
  • Anolis chocorum Williams & Duellman, 1967
  • Anolis christophei Williams, 1960
  • Anolis danieli Williams, 1988
  • Anolis deltae Williams, 1974
  • Anolis dissimilis Williams, 1965
  • Anolis dolichocephalus Williams, 1963
  • Anolis etheridgei Williams, 1962
  • Anolis euskalerriari Barros, Williams & Viloria, 1996
  • Anolis fitchi Williams & Duellman, 1984
  • Anolis grahami aquarum Underwood & Williams, 1959
  • Anolis huilae Williams, 1982
  • Anolis ibague Williams, 1975
  • Anolis imias Ruibal & Williams, 1961
  • Anolis insolitus Williams & Rand, 1969
  • Anolis kunayalae Hulebak, Poe, Ibáñez & Williams, 2007
  • Anolis lamari Williams, 1992
  • Anolis lineatopus ahenobarbus Underwood & Williams, 1959
  • Anolis lineatopus merope Underwood & Williams, 1959
  • Anolis lyra Poe, Velasco, Miyata & Williams, 2009
  • Anolis maculigula Williams, 1984
  • Anolis marcanoi Williams, 1975
  • Anolis medemi Ayala & Williams, 1988
  • Anolis menta Ayala, Harris & Williams, 1984
  • Anolis mirus Williams, 1963
  • Anolis neblininus Myers, Williams & McDiarmid, 1993
  • Anolis nigrolineatus Williams, 1965
  • Anolis occultus Williams & Rivero, 1965
  • Anolis parilis Williams, 1975
  • Anolis propinquus Williams, 1984
  • Anolis reconditus Underwood & Williams, 1959
  • Anolis ricordi leberi Williams, 1965
  • Anolis rivalis Williams, 1984
  • Anolis ruizi Rueda & Williams, 1986
  • Anolis rupinae Williams & Webster, 1974
  • Anolis santamartae Williams, 1982
  • Anolis singularis Williams, 1965
  • Anolis tetarii Barros, Williams & Viloria, 1996
  • Anolis vanzolinii Williams, Orcés, Matheus & Bleiweiss, 1996
  • Anolis vaupesianus Williams, 1982
  • Anolis vicarius Williams, 1986
  • Anolis whitemani Williams, 1963
  • Cnemidophorus vanzoi Baskin & Williams, 1966
  • Eleutherodactylus furcyensis Shreve & Williams, 1963
  • Eleutherodactylus heminota Shreve & Williams, 1963
  • Eleutherodactylus leoncei Shreve & Williams, 1963
  • Puertoricomys corozalus Williams & Koopman, 1951
  • Urostrophus gallardoi Etheridge & Williams, 1991
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