Polychrus peruvianus, the Peruvian bush anole, is a species of bush anole native to Peru and Ecuador.[1] It was initially placed in the genus, Polychroides, before being corrected in 1965.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Polychrotidae |
| Genus: | Polychrus |
| Species: | P. peruvianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Polychrus peruvianus (Noble, 1924)
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Description
editPolychrus peruvianus have a maximum length of 152 millimeters.[3] Males are larger than females. A dorsal or gular crest is present on individuals.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Polychrus peruvianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ Koch C, Venegas PJ, Garcia-Bravo A, Böhme W (2011-10-28). "A new bush anole (Iguanidae, Polychrotinae, Polychrus) from the upper Marañon basin, Peru, with a redescription of Polychrus peruvianus (Noble, 1924) and additional information on Polychrus gutturosus Berthold, 1845". ZooKeys (141): 79–107. doi:10.3897/zookeys.141.1678. PMC 3267461. PMID 22287882.
- ^ "Polychrus peruvianus (Noble, 1924)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ "Polychrus peruvianus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
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