Polychrus acutirostris

Polychrus acutirostris, the Brazilian bush anole, is a species of lizard native to southern and eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and eastern Bolivia.[1] It is diurnal.

Polychrus acutirostris
A specimen being held
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Polychrotidae
Genus: Polychrus
Species:
P. acutirostris
Binomial name
Polychrus acutirostris
Spix, 1825

Description

Polychrus acutirostris is a medium-sized lizard.[2] One of the lizard's predators is the curl-crested jay.[3] The lizard is omnivorous, known for eating both insects and plants.[4] Research have also shown that the lizards are subject to bacterial infections, but rarely parasites.[5]

References
  1. "Polychrus acutirostris". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  2. Almeida, W. O.; Ávila, R. W.; Sousa, J. G. G.; Teles, D. A.; Brito, S. V.; Ribeiro, S. C.; Araujo Filho, J. A.; Almeida, W. O.; Ávila, R. W. (November 2014). "Parasitic nematodes of Polychrus acutirostris (Polychrotidae) in the Caatinga biome, Northeastern Brazil". Brazilian Journal of Biology. 74 (4): 939–942. doi:10.1590/1519-6984.01313. ISSN 1519-6984. PMID 25627606.
  3. França, Frederico Gustavo; Braz, Vivian (2009-09-01). "Predation on the lizard Polychrus acutirostris (Squamata, Polychrotidae) by the curl-crested jay Cyanocorax cristatellus (Aves, Corvidae) in the Cerrado of Central Brazil". Biotemas. 22 (3). doi:10.5007/2175-7925.2009v22n3p243.
  4. Garda, Adrian A.; et al. (2002). "Reproduction, body size, and diet of Polychrus acutirostris (Squamata: Polychrotidae) in two contrasting environments in Brazil". Journal of Herpetology. 46: 2–8. doi:10.1670/10-288. S2CID 56340802.
  5. Araujo-Filho, J. A.; Ribeiro, S. C.; Brito, S. V.; Teles, D. A.; Sousa, J. G. G.; Ávila, R. W.; Almeida, W. O. (November 2014). "Parasitic nematodes of Polychrus acutirostris (Polychrotidae) in the Caatinga biome, Northeastern Brazil". Brazilian Journal of Biology = Revista Brasleira de Biologia. 74 (4): 939–942. doi:10.1590/1519-6984.01313. ISSN 1678-4375. PMID 25627606.


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