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Polychrus
''Polychrus'' is the only extant genus of polychrotid lizards in the world. Commonly called bush anoles, they are found in Central and South America, as well as nearby Trinidad and Tobago. ''Polychrus'' means "many colored". True anoles in other genera are now placed in Dactyloidae. ''Polychrus'' is presently in the family Polychrotidae. Species *''Polychrus acutirostris'' Spix, 1825 – Brazilian bush anole *''Polychrus auduboni'' Hallowell, 1845 – Many-colored 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 A noble is a member of the nobility. Noble may also refer to: Places Antarctica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrus Marmoratus
''Polychrus marmoratus'' or many-colored bush anole is a species of bush anole. It is also commonly referred to as the monkey lizard due to its slow movement. The lizard has many predators, including spiders and primates. Description ''Polychrus marmoratus'' weighs 101.19 grams. 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. 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. The lizard inhabits semi-deciduous forests. Distribution The species is present in Guyana, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador. The species has also been sighted in Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrus Acutirostris
''Polychrus acutirostris'', the Brazilian bush anole, is a species of lizard native to southern and eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and eastern Bolivia. It is diurnal. Description ''Polychrus acutirostris'' is a medium-sized lizard. One of the lizard's predators is the curl-crested jay. The lizard is omnivorous, known for eating both insects and plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...s. Research have also shown that the lizards are subject to bacterial infections, but rarely parasites. References Polychrotidae Lizards of South America Reptiles of Argentina Reptiles of Bolivia Reptiles of Brazil Reptiles of Paraguay Reptiles described in 1825 Taxa named by Johann Baptist von Spix {{Lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrus Peruvianus
''Polychrus peruvianus'', the Peruvian bush anole, is a species of bush anole native to Peru and Ecuador. It was initially placed in the genus, ''Polychroides,'' before being corrected in 1965. Description ''Polychrus peruvianus'' have a maximum length of 152 millimeters. Males are larger than females. A dorsal or gular Gular is of or pertaining to the throat In vertebrate anatomy, the throat is the front part of the neck, internally positioned in front of the vertebrae. It contains the pharynx and larynx. An important section of it is the epiglottis, separatin ... crest is present on individuals. References Polychrotidae Lizards of South America Reptiles of Ecuador Reptiles of Peru Reptiles described in 1924 Taxa named by Gladwyn Kingsley Noble {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrus Gutturosus
''Polychrus gutturosus'', also known as Berthold's bush anole or monkey tailed anole, is a species of lizard found in tropical Central and South America. It is sometimes referred to as a "forest iguana". It lives in forests and jungles from Honduras to Ecuador. It can reach up to in total length, including its very long tail, and males are considerably smaller than females. This insectivorous lizard is a climbing species that can often be seen holding onto branches. It can even hold on with its hind legs, though it moves slowly that way. Genus ''Polychrus'' is often classified in the family, Polychrotidae, but some prefer to treat it as a subfamily, Polychrotinae, under the family Iguanidae The Iguanidae is a family of lizards composed of the iguanas, chuckwallas, and their prehistoric relatives, including the widespread green iguana. Taxonomy Iguanidae is thought to be the sister group to the collared lizards (family Crotaph .... References Polychrotidae Lizard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrus Liogaster
''Polychrus liogaster'' or Boulenger's bush anole is a species of bush anole native to Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and Ecuador. The species is found in elevations of around 750 meters. Description The anole weighs 110.34 grams. The species has a blunt snout, with large and smooth scales on the head. Scales are widened and larger on the neck and around the same size on the tail; ventral scales are smooth. There is no sexual dimorphism in color and three black lines radiate from each eye. The species is arboreal and diurnal. Distribution The species is endemic to the western portion of the Amazon rainforest. This includes along the banks and tributaries Juruá River, Purus River, Guaporé River, and the Madeira River. In Peru, ''Polychrus liogaster'' has been confirmed to be present in La Convención and Bajo PuyantimarÃ. In Bolivia, the species has been confirmed in Marbán, Ichilo, and Santa Cruz. The species' range in Brazil includes Amazonas, Acre, Mato Grosso, and Rondà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrotidae
The Polychrotidae family (sometimes classified as the Polychrotinae subfamily instead) of iguanian lizards contains the living genus ''Polychrus'' (commonly called bush anoles) and the extinct genus ''Afairiguana''. The family Polychrotidae was once thought to encompass all anoles, including those in the genus ''Anolis'' (which are now included in the family Dactyloidae). Studies of the evolutionary relationships of anoles based on molecular information has shown that ''Polychrus'' is not closely related to ''Anolis'', but instead closer to Hoplocercidae Hoplocercidae are a family of lizards native to the tropical forests, woodlands and savanna-like habitats of Central and South America. Alternatively they are recognized as a subfamily, Hoplocercinae. 20 species in three genera are described. Sp .... It is therefore not part of Dactyloidae and instead is treated as the family, Polychrotidae. References Extant Ypresian first appearances Lizard families Extant Eocene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrus Jacquelinae
''Polychrus jacquelinae'' or Jacqueline's bush anole is a species of bush anole. It is endemic to Peru and was dedicated to Jacqueline Maria Charles. It can be found in elevations of 1,460 to 1,570 meters. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q11838831 Polychrotidae Lizards of South America Reptiles of Peru Endemic fauna of Peru Reptiles described in 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dactyloidae
Dactyloidae are a family of lizards commonly known as anoles () and native to warmer parts of the Americas, ranging from southeastern United States to Paraguay. Instead of treating it as a family, some authorities prefer to treat it as a subfamily, Dactyloidae, of the family Iguanidae. In the past they were included in the family Polychrotidae together with ''Polychrus'' (bush anoles), but the latter genus is not closely related to the true anoles. Anoles are small to fairly large lizards, typically green or brownish, but their color varies depending on species and many can also change it. In most species at least the male has a dewlap, an often brightly colored flap of skin that extends from the throat/neck and is used in displays. Anoles share several characteristics with geckos, including details of the foot structure (for climbing) and the ability to voluntarily break off the tail (to escape predators), but they are only very distantly related, anoles being part of Iguania. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrus Auduboni
''Polychrus auduboni'', or smooth-backed bush anole, common monkey lizard, or many-colored bush anole, is a species of anole native to Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. It can be found in forests and shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m ...s. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q111745372 Polychrotidae Fauna of Venezuela Fauna of Trinidad and Tobago Species described in 1845 Taxa named by Edward Hallowell (herpetologist) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrus Femoralis
''Polychrus femoralis'', or Werner's bush anole, is a species of anole native to Ecuador and Peru. It can be found in forests and shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m ...s. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5314448 Polychrotidae Fauna of Ecuador Fauna of Peru Species described in 1910 Taxa named by Franz Werner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizard Genera
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia although some lizards are more closely related to these two excluded groups than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3-meter-long Komodo dragon. Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Some lineages (known as "legless lizards"), have secondarily lost their legs, and have long snake-like bodies. Some such as the forest-dwelling ''Draco'' lizards are able to glide. They are often territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with bright colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the Komodo eats mammals as bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladwyn Kingsley Noble
Gladwyn Kingsley Noble (September 20, 1894 – December 9, 1940) was an American zoologist who served as the head curator for the Department of Herpetology and the Department of Experimental Biology at the American Museum of Natural History. Noble received bachelor's and master's degrees from Harvard University in 1917 and 1918, respectively, and a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1922. He joined the herpetology department in 1922 as a research assistant and assistant curator in 1917, and became the chairman of the department in 1924. He later formed the Department of Experimental Biology in 1928, and served as the chairman of both departments until his death on December 9, 1940, from a streptococcal throat infection. Noble is the taxon author of 20 new species of reptiles. A species of lizard, ''List of Anolis lizards, Anolis noblei'', is named in his honor. Also, a subspecies of lizard, ''Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni, Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni noblei'', is named in his honor. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
