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Species of lizard

Polychrus marmoratus
Polychrus marmoratus in Guyana
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Polychrotidae
Genus: Polychrus
Species: P. marmoratus
Binomial name
Polychrus marmoratus
Linnaeus, 1758

Polychrus marmoratus or many-colored bush anole is a species of bush anole. It is also commonly referred to as the monkey lizard due to its slow movement. The lizard has many predators, including spiders and primates.

Description

Polychrus marmoratus weighs 101.19 grams. The lizard is 30 to 50 centimeters long. It has a blunt snout with large and smooth scales on the dorsal surface of the head. The scales on the flank and skin are smaller. The lizard is commonly brown or olive-grey. Blue or black spots may be present on the head. The neck is bluish, while the ventral region is whitish. Five or six "V-shaped bands" are present on the back.

The lizard hunts insects and spiders using an ambush method. It will also feed on flowers and seeds. The lizard inhabits semi-deciduous forests.

Distribution

The species is present in Guyana, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador. The species has also been sighted in Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and Florida.

References

  1. Caicedo, J., Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P., Rivas, G., Perez, P., Avila-Pires, T.C.S., Aparicio, J., Moravec, J. & Murphy, J. (2019). "Polychrus marmoratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  10. Torres-Carvajal O, Koch C, Venegas PJ, Poe S (2017-06-01). "Phylogeny and diversity of neotropical monkey lizards (Iguanidae: Polychrus Cuvier, 1817)". PLOS ONE. 12 (6): e0178139. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1278139T. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0178139. PMC 5453479. PMID 28570575.
Taxon identifiers
Polychrus marmoratus
Lacerta marmorata
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