| Status | LC |
|---|---|
| Status system | IUCN3.1 |
| Genus | Anisolepis |
| Species | grilli |
| Authority | Boulenger, 1891 |
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Anisolepis grilli, commonly known as Boulenger's tree lizard and papa-vento-do-rabo-rajado in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae.[1] The species is endemic to South America.
Etymology
The specific name, grilli, is in honor of Italo-Brazilian physician Giuseppe Franco Grillo.[2]
Geographic range
A. grilli is native to extreme northwestern Argentina,[3][1] adjacent southeastern Brazil,[3][1] and Uruguay.[1]
The type locality is Palmeira, Paraná, Brazil.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of A. grilli are forest and grassland.[3]
Reproduction
References
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- ^ 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. (Anisolepis grilli, p. 108).
- ^ Morato, S.A.A. (2010). "Anisolepis grilli ". Vol. 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178357A7530426.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1891). "Description of a new Iguanoid Lizard of the genus Anisolepis ". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Serie Seconda 10: 909. (Anisolepis grilli, new species).
- Carvalho ALG, Laspiur A, Klaczko J, Rivas LR, Rodrigues MT, Sena MA (2023). "Total evidence phylogenetic analysis of Leiosauridae (Squamata) with focus on the 'para-anoles' and description of a new Urostrophus species from the Bolivian Andes". Systematics & Biodiversity 21 (1): 2200306. (Urostrophus grilli, new combination).
- Cei JM (1993). "Reptiles del noroeste, nordeste y este de la Argentina ". Monografie del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino 14: 1–949 (in Spanish).
- Werner F (1896). "Die Iguaniden-Gattung Anisolepis Blngr. ". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 46: 470–473. (Anisolepis grilli, p. 471). (in German).