Polychrus marmoratus

Polychrus marmoratus or many-colored bush anole[1] is a species of bush anole. It is also commonly referred to as the monkey lizard due to its slow movement.[2] The lizard has many predators, including spiders and primates.[3]

Polychrus marmoratus
Polychrus marmoratus in Guyana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Polychrotidae
Genus: Polychrus
Species:
P. marmoratus
Binomial name
Polychrus marmoratus
Linnaeus, 1758

Description

Polychrus marmoratus weighs 101.19 grams.[4] 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.[5] 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 using an ambush method.[6] The lizard inhabits semi-deciduous forests.

Distribution

The species is present in Guyana, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador.[7] The species has also been sighted in Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and Florida.

References
  1. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Polychrus marmoratus". Interagency Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  2. "Polychrus marmoratus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  3. Koski DA, Koski AP (2017). "Polychrus marmoratus (Common Monkey Lizard): Predation". Herpetological Review. 48 (1): 200.
  4. "Polychrus marmoratus (Linnaeus 1758)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  5. Avila-Pires TC (1995). "Lizards of brazilian amazonia (Reptilia: Squamata)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 299 (1): 1–706.
  6. Hosein I (2015). "Polychrus marmoratus (Multi-coloured Tree Lizard)" (PDF). uwi.edu.
  7. 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.
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