Biology:Polychrus marmoratus
| 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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| 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
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.
Distribution
The species is present in Guyana, Brazil , Peru, and Ecuador.[10] The species has also been sighted in Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and Florida.
References
- ↑ 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203164/2761325. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Polychrus marmoratus". Interagency Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=208869#null.
- ↑ "Polychrus marmoratus". http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Polychrus&species=marmoratus.
- ↑ "Polychrus marmoratus (Common Monkey Lizard): Predation". Herpetological Review 48 (1): 200. 2017. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315482024.
- ↑ "Polychrus marmoratus (Linnaeus 1758)". Encyclopedia of Life. https://eol.org/pages/1055577. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ↑ "Lizards of brazilian amazonia (Reptilia: Squamata).". Zoologische Verhandelingen 299 (1): 1–706. 1995. https://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149074.
- ↑ Hosein, Imran (2015). "Polychrus marmoratus (Multi-coloured Tree Lizard)". https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/sites/default/files/lifesciences/documents/ogatt/Polychrus_marmoratus%20-%20Multi-coloured%20Tree%20Lizard.pdf.
- ↑ https://www.reptilesofecuador.com/polychrus_marmoratus.html
- ↑ https://www.reptilesofecuador.com/polychrus_marmoratus.html
- ↑ "Phylogeny and diversity of neotropical monkey lizards (Iguanidae: Polychrus Cuvier, 1817)". PLOS ONE 12 (6): e0178139. 2017-06-01. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0178139. PMID 28570575. Bibcode: 2017PLoSO..1278139T.
Wikidata ☰ Q2892468 entry
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