Polychrus marmoratus | |
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Polychrus marmoratus in Guyana | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]
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. [9] The lizard inhabits semi-deciduous forests.
The species is present in Guyana, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador. [10] The species has also been sighted in Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and Florida.
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Polychrus marmoratus | |
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Polychrus marmoratus in Guyana | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
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
|
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]
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. [9] The lizard inhabits semi-deciduous forests.
The species is present in Guyana, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador. [10] The species has also been sighted in Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and Florida.
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cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)