Wiegmann's tree lizard (''Anisolepis undulatus'') is a species of

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in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to South America.

Geographic range

''A. undulatus'' is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.

Habitat

The natural habitat of ''A. undulatus'' is temperate forests.

Reproduction

''A. undulatus'' is

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Conservation status

''A. undulatus'' is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and etymology

The junior synonym, ''Anisolepis iheringii'', is the type species of the genus ''

Anisolepis ''Anisolepis'' is a small genus of lizards in the family Leiosauridae. The genus is endemic to South America. Species Three species are known from South America. *'' Anisolepis grilli'' – Boulenger's tree lizard *'' Anisolepis longicauda'' * ...

''. The

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, ''iheringii'', is in honor of German-Brazilian zoologist Hermann von Ihering.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Anisolepis iheringii'', p. 129).

References

* Boulenger GA (1886). "A Synopsis of the Reptiles and Batrachians of the Province Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil". ''Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Fifth Series'' 18: 423–445. (''Anisolepis undulatus'', new combination, p. 426). * Etheridge R, Williams EE (1991). "A Review of the South American Lizard Genera ''Urostrophus'' and ''Anisolepis'' (Squamata: Iguania: Polychridae)". ''Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool.'' 152 (5): 317–361. (''Anisolepis undulatus'', pp. 339–344, Figures 7–10). * Wiegmann AFA (1834). ''Herpetologia Mexicana, seu descriptio amphibiorum Novae Hispaniae, quae itineribus comitis de Sack, Ferdinandi Deppe et Chr. Guil. Schiede in Museum Zoologicum Berolinense pervenerunt. Pars prima, saurorum species amplectens. Adiecto systematis saurorum prodromo, additisque multis in hunc amphibiorum ordinen observationibus.'' Berlin: C.G. Lüderitz. vi + 54 pp. + Plates I-X. (''Laemanctus undulatus'', new species, p. 46). (in Latin). undulatus Lizards of South America Reptiles of Argentina Reptiles of Brazil Reptiles of Uruguay Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Reptiles described in 1834 Taxa named by Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann {{iguanidae-stub

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Taxonomy and etymology

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