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'''''Polychrus acutirostris''''' or the '''Brazilian bush anole''' is a species of [[lizard]] native to [[Brazil]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Polychrus&species=acutirostris|title=Polychrus acutirostris|website=The Reptile Database|access-date=2018-12-13}}</ref>. |
'''''Polychrus acutirostris''''' or the '''Brazilian bush anole''' is a species of [[lizard]] native to [[Brazil]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Polychrus&species=acutirostris|title=Polychrus acutirostris|website=The Reptile Database|access-date=2018-12-13}}</ref>. |
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Polychrus acutirostris | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Polychrotidae |
Genus: | Polychrus |
Species: | P. acutirostris
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Polychrus acutirostris Spix, 1825
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Polychrus acutirostris or the Brazilian bush anole is a species of lizard native to Brazil[1].
Description
One of the lizard's predators is the Curl-crested jay[2]. The lizard is omnivorous, known for eating both insects and plants[3]. Research have also shown that the lizards are subject to bacterial infections, but rarely parasites[4]. The lizard itself is medium-sized and diurnal[5].
References
- ^ "Polychrus acutirostris". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ 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. doi:10.5007/2175-7925.2009v22n3p243.
- ^ "Home". www.bioone.org. doi:10.1670/10-288. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ Araujo-Filho, J. A.; Ribeiro, S. C.; Brito, S. V.; Teles, D. A.; Sousa, J. G. G.; Ávila, R. W.; Almeida, W. O. (2014-11). "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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(help) - ^ 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. (2014-11). "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.
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