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Polychrus acutirostris

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Polychrus acutirostris
A specimen being held
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Polychrotidae
Genus: Polychrus
Species:
P. acutirostris
Binomial name
Polychrus acutirostris
Spix, 1825

Polychrus acutirostris, 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

  1. ^ "Polychrus acutirostris". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Home". www.bioone.org. doi:10.1670/10-288. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  4. ^ Araujo-Filho, J. A.; Ribeiro, S. C.; Brito, S. V.; Teles, D. A.; Sousa, J. G. G.; Ávila, R. W.; Almeida, W. O. (November 2014). "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.
  5. ^ 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. (November 2014). "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.