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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Leiosauridae |
| Genus: | Anisolepis |
| Species: | A. grilli
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| Anisolepis grilli Boulenger, 1891
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Etymology edit
The specific name, grilli, is in honor of Italo-Brazilian physician Giuseppe Franco Grillo.[3]
Geographic range edit
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 edit
The preferred natural habitats of A. grilli are forest and grassland.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g Urostrophus grilli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- ^ 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 edit
- 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).
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