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Polychrus

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Kingdom
  
Subfamily
  
Polychrotinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Iguanidae

Scientific name
  
Polychrus

Higher classification
  
Dactyloidae

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

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Similar
  
Polychrus marmoratus, Reptile, Polychrus acutirostris, Polychrotinae, Scaled reptiles

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Polychrus is the only extant genus of polychrotid lizards in the world. Commonly called bush anoles, they are found in the Caribbean and in Central and South America.

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Polychrus CalPhotos Polychrus peruvianus Peruvian Bush Anole

Polychrus means "many colored". For anoles see genera Anolis and Norops. This genus is presently in the family of lizards known as Iguanidae, subfamily Polychrotinae, and is no longer classified in the now invalid family, Polychrotidae.

Polychrus Polychrus marmoratus The Reptile Database

Polychrus marmoratus


Species

Polychrus Polychrus peruvianus The Reptile Database

  • Polychrus acutirostris Spix, 1825 – Brazilian Bush Anole
  • Polychrus femoralis Werner, 1910 – Werner's Bush Anole
  • Polychrus gutturosus Berthold, 1845 – Berthold's Bush Anole
  • Polychrus jacquelinae Koch, Venegas, Garcia-Bravo, and Böhme, 2011 - Jacquelin's Bush Anole
  • Polychrus liogaster Boulenger, 1908 – Boulenger's Bush Anole
  • Polychrus marmoratus Linnaeus, 1758 – Many-colored Bush Anole, Common Monkey Lizard
  • Polychrus peruvianus Noble, 1924 - Peruvian Bush Anole

  • Polychrus CalPhotos Polychrus liogaster

    Polychrus CalPhotos Polychrus marmoratus Bush Anole

    Polychrus Polychrus Cuvier 1817 Checklist View

    References

    Polychrus Wikipedia