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.[2] The species is endemic to South America.

Anisolepis grilli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Leiosauridae
Genus: Anisolepis
Species:
A. grilli
Binomial name
Anisolepis grilli
Boulenger, 1891
Synonyms[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, grilli, is in honor of Italo-Brazilian physician Giuseppe Franco Grillo.[3]

Geographic range

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A. grilli is native to extreme northwestern Argentina,[1][2] adjacent southeastern Brazil,[1][2] and Uruguay.[2]

The type locality is Palmeira, Paraná, Brazil.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of A. grilli are forest and grassland.[1]

Reproduction

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A. grilli is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Morato, S.A.A. (2010). "Anisolepis grilli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178357A7530426. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178357A7530426.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Urostrophus grilli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ 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).

Further reading

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  • 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).