Ernest Edward Williams (January 7, 1914 – September 1, 1998) was an American herpetologist. He coined the term ecomorph based on his research on anoles.
Ernest Williams | |
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| Born | Ernest Edward Williams January 7, 1914 Easton, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | September 1, 1998 (aged 84) Pennsylvania, United States |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Systematics, Herpetology |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Thesis | Variation and selection in the cervical central articulations of living turtles (1950) |
| Doctoral advisor | William King Gregory |
| Doctoral students | Robert Trivers[citation needed] Judith Blake[1] |
Taxa named in honor of Ernest E. Williams
editThe following species are named in honor of Ernest E. Williams.[2]
- Lygodactylus williamsi Loveridge, 1952
- Anolis eewi Roze, 1958 (synonym of Anolis planiceps)
- Erythrolamprus williamsi (Roze, 1958)
- Strophurus williamsi (Kluge, 1963)
- Pelusios williamsi Laurent, 1965
- Dipsas 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
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ Blake, Judith Anne (1981). Chromosomal variation in the Jamaican lizard, Anolis grahami. harvard.edu (PhD thesis). Harvard University. OCLC 76978818.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Eew", p. 81; "Ernest", p. 85; "Williams, E.E.", p. 286; "Williams-Mittermeier", p. 287).
Bibliography
edit- 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 ([1]).
- Rhodin AGJ, Miyata K (1983). Advances in Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology : Essays in Honor of Ernest E. Williams. ([2]).