What animal is Bill the Lizard in the 1951 film?

Bill the Lizard is a lizard in the 1951 film Alice in Wonderland.

Bill is a minor Wonderland character who works as a chimney sweep. The White Rabbit and Dodo mistake Alice for a monster after she grows enormous inside the Rabbit’s house, so Bill is summoned to climb down the chimney and drive her out.

His scene closely follows Lewis Carroll’s 1865 book, where Bill is also a lizard who becomes involved in Alice’s chaotic adventures. The Disney film gives him a brief but memorable role, including his comic launch out of the chimney. He is voiced by Larry Grey, and the character should not be confused with the White Rabbit, the Dodo, or the film’s many bird characters.