Wiegmann's tree lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Leiosauridae
Genus: Anisolepis
Species:
A. undulatus
Binomial name
Anisolepis undulatus
(Wiegmann, 1834)
Synonyms[2]
  • Laemanctus undulatus
    Wiegmann, 1834
  • Anisolepis iheringii
    Boulenger, 1885
  • Anisolepis undulatus
    — Boulenger, 1886

Wiegmann's tree lizard (Anisolepis undulatus) is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to South America.

Geographic range

A. undulatus is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.[2]

Habitat

The natural habitat of A. undulatus is temperate forests.[1]

Reproduction

A. undulatus is oviparous.[2]

Conservation status

A. undulatus is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Taxonomy and etymology

The junior synonym, Anisolepis iheringii, is the type species of the genus Anisolepis.[2] The specific name, iheringii, is in honor of German-Brazilian zoologist Hermann von Ihering.[3]


References

  1. ^ a b c Cacciali, P., Carreira, S., Kacoliris, F., Montero, R. & Pelegrin, N. (2021). "Anisolepis undulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T39907A61317757. Retrieved 15 November 2021.((cite journal)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Anisolepis undulatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  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 iheringii, p. 129).

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