Polychrus acutirostris
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| A specimen being held | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Polychrotidae |
| Genus: | Polychrus |
| Species: | P. acutirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Polychrus acutirostris Spix, 1825
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Polychrus acutirostris, the Brazilian bush anole, is a species of lizard native to southern and eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and eastern Bolivia.[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][clarification needed]
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 (3). doi:10.5007/2175-7925.2009v22n3p243.
- ^ Garda, Adrian A.; et al. (2002). "Reproduction, body size, and diet of Polychrus acutirostris (Squamata: Polychrotidae) in two contrasting environments in Brazil". Journal of Herpetology. 46: 2–8. doi:10.1670/10-288.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. PMID 25627606.
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