Polychrus marmoratus
| Polychrus marmoratus | |
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| Polychrus marmoratus in Guyana | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Polychrotidae |
| Genus: | Polychrus |
| Species: | P. marmoratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Polychrus marmoratus Linnaeus, 1758
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Polychrus marmoratus or many-colored bush anole[2] is a species of bush anole. It is also commonly referred to as the monkey lizard due to its slow movement.[3] The lizard has many predators, including spiders and primates.[4]
Description
[edit | edit source]Polychrus marmoratus weighs 101.19 grams.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7][8] It will also feed on flowers and seeds.[8] The lizard inhabits semi-deciduous forests.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]The species is present in Guyana, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador.[9] The species has also been sighted in Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and Florida.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Polychrotidae
- Reptiles described in 1758
- Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Lizards of North America
- Lizards of the Caribbean
- Reptiles of Peru
- Lizards of Brazil
- Reptiles of Ecuador
- Reptiles of Guyana
- Reptiles of the United States
- Reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago
- Reptiles of Venezuela