Polychrus peruvianus

{{short description|Species of reptile}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1 | genus = Polychrus | species = peruvianus | authority = (Noble, 1924) | synonyms = }}

'''''Polychrus peruvianus''''', the '''Peruvian bush anole''', is a species of bush anole native to Peru and Ecuador.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iucn.org/resources/conservation-tools/iucn-red-list-threatened-species|title=Polychrus peruvianus|website=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref> It was initially placed in the genus, ''Polychroides,'' before being corrected in 1965.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Koch C, Venegas PJ, Garcia-Bravo A, Böhme W | title = 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 | journal = ZooKeys | issue = 141 | pages = 79–107 | date = 2011-10-28 | pmid = 22287882 | pmc = 3267461 | doi = 10.3897/zookeys.141.1678 | doi-access = free }}</ref>

== Description == ''Polychrus peruvianus'' have a maximum length of 152 millimeters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2468052|title=Polychrus peruvianus (Noble, 1924)|website=www.gbif.org|language=en|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref> Males are larger than females. A dorsal or gular crest is present on individuals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Polychrus&species=peruvianus|title=Polychrus peruvianus|website=The Reptile Database|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref>

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Category:Polychrotidae Category:Lizards of South America Category:Reptiles of Ecuador Category:Reptiles of Peru Category:Reptiles described in 1924 Category:Taxa named by Gladwyn Kingsley Noble