Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Polychrus
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Monkey Lizards, Bush Anoles
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Buntleguane
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Abeleguaner, Langbenede Leguaner
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1817 |  |
Polychrus Cuvier (type species: Lacerta marmorata Linnaeus 1758) |
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1827 | |
Polycrus Gray [emendation] |
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1843 | |
Ecphymatotes Fitzinger (type species: Polychrus acutirostris Spix 1825; syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1845 | |
Sphaerops Gray (type species: Polychrus anomalus Wiegmann 1834; syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1870 | |
Chaunolaemus Peters (type species: Polychrus multicarinatus Peters 1870; syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1924 | |
Polychroides Noble (type species: Polychroides peruvianus Noble 1924; syn. Etheridge 1965; Gorman, Huey & Williams 1969) |
Contents:
8 species, of which 1 (12.5%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Central America, South America, West Indies.
Reported from:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Alagoas,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Paraiba,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Colombia
(incl.
Gorgona Island),
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Honduras,
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Venezuela
(incl.
Margarita).
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Polychrus acutirostris
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Sharp-nosed Monkey Lizard
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Spitzschnauzen-Buntleguan
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Spidssnudet Abeleguan
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1825 | |
Polychrus acutirostris Spix |
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Polychrus marmoratus acutirostris Burt & Burt 1933 |
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1834 | |
Polychrus anomalus Wiegmann (Cei 1993) |
Remarks:
Presence in Uruguay needs confirmation (Avila-Pires 1995, Vanzolini 1983).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para,
Paraiba,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rondonia,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Paraguay.
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Polychrus acutirostris
© Rune Midtgaard
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Polychrus auduboni
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Venezuelan Monkey Lizard
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Venezuelanischer Buntleguan
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Venezuelansk Abeleguan
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1845 | |
Leiolepis auduboni Hallowell |
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Polychrus auduboni Murphy, Lehtinen, Charles, Wasserman, Anton & Brennan 2017 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of marmoratus (e.g., Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970).
Revalidated as a separate species by Murphy, Lehtinen, Charles, Wasserman, Anton & Brennan (2017).
Distribution:
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Venezuela.
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Polychrus femoralis
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Ecuadorian Monkey Lizard
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Ecuadorianischer Buntleguan
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Ecuadoriansk Abeleguan
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1910 | |
Polychrus femoralis Werner |
Distribution:
Ecuador,
Peru.
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Polychrus gutturosus
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Central American Monkey Lizard, Central American Bush Anole, Forest Iguana, Neotropical Chameleon
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Zentralamerikanischer Buntleguan
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Centralamerikansk Abeleguan
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1846 | |
Polychrus gutturosus Berthold |
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1870 | |
Polychrus multicarinatus Peters (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1914 | |
Polychrus spurrelli Boulenger (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970; Koch, Venegas, Garcia-Bravo & Böhme 2011) |
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Polychrus gutturosus spurrelli Parker 1935 |
Remarks:
Torres-Carvajal (2001) regarded spurrelli as a separate species.
Distribution:
Colombia
(incl.
Gorgona Island),
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
Honduras,
Nicaragua,
Panama.
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Polychrus gutturosus
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Polychrus jacquelinae
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Bolivar Monkey Lizard
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Bolivar-Buntleguan
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Bolivar-abeleguan
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2011 | |
Polychrus jacquelinae Koch, Venegas, Garcia-Bravo & Böhme |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Polychrus liogaster
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Southern Monkey Lizard
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Südlicher Buntleguan
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Sydlig Abeleguan
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1908 | |
Polychrus liogaster Boulenger |
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Polychrus marmoratus liogaster Burt & Burt 1933 |
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amazonas,
Mato Grosso,
Rondonia),
Ecuador,
Peru.
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Polychrus marmoratus
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Marbled Monkey Lizard, Marbled Lizard, Common Monkey Lizard, Many-coloured Bush Anole, Many-coloured Tree Lizard, Prehensile-tailed Iguana
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Marmor-Buntleguan, (Buntleguan, Falsches Chamäleon)
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Marmor-abeleguan
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1758 | |
Lacerta marmorata Linnaeus |
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Polychrus marmoratus Merrem 1820 |
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1821 | |
Polychrus strigiventris Wagler (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1822 | |
Polychrus virescens Schinz (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1833 | |
Polychrus neovidanus Wagler (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
Remarks:
Previously included auduboni.
Records from Trinidad, Tobago, and northern Venezuela presumably refer to auduboni, but it still needs to be verified if only auduboni or both species
occur there.
Murphy, Lehtinen, Charles, Wasserman, Anton & Brennan (2017) only documented marmoratus from Guyana and Surinam, however, older literature records of
marmoratus are provisionally retained herein, pending further studies that may reveal more cryptic species and clarify species boundaries.
Murphy & al. (2017) suggested that neovidanus and virescens may represent valid species.
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Alagoas,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Espirito Santo,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Minas Gerais,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Paraiba,
Pernambuco,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Panama,
Peru,
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Venezuela
(incl.
Isla Margarita).
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Polychrus peruvianus
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Peruvian Monkey Lizard
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Peruvianischer Buntleguan
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Peruviansk Abeleguan
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1924 | |
Polychroides peruvianus Noble |
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Polychrus peruvianus Etheridge 1965 |
Distribution:
Ecuador,
Peru.
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