# Polychrus peruvianus

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{{short description|Species of reptile}}
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| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Polychrus
| species = peruvianus
| authority = ([Noble](/source/Gladwyn_Kingsley_Noble), 1924)
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'''''Polychrus peruvianus''''', the '''Peruvian bush anole''', is a species of [bush anole](/source/bush_anole) native to [Peru](/source/Peru) and [Ecuador](/source/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](/source/Gular_skin) 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

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