Polychrus
Genus of lizards
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Polychrus is the only extant genus of polychrotid lizards in the world.[2] Commonly called bush anoles, they are found in Central and South America, as well as nearby Trinidad and Tobago.
| Polychrus | |
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| Polychrus acutirostris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Polychrotidae |
| Genus: | Polychrus Cuvier, 1817[1] |
| Type species | |
| Draco marmoratus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
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Polychrus means "many colored". True anoles in other genera are now placed in Dactyloidae. Polychrus is presently in the family Polychrotidae.[3][2]
Species
- Polychrus acutirostris – Brazilian bush anole Spix, 1825
- Polychrus auduboni – Many-colored bush anole Hallowell, 1845
- Polychrus femoralis – Werner's bush anole Werner, 1910
- Polychrus gutturosus – Berthold's bush anole Berthold, 1845
- Polychrus jacquelinae – Jacqueline's bush anole Koch, Venegas, Garcia-Bravo, and Böhme, 2011
- Polychrus liogaster – Boulenger's bush anole Boulenger, 1908
- Polychrus marmoratus – many-colored bush anole Linnaeus, 1758
- Polychrus peruvianus – Peruvian bush anole Noble, 1924
