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Common Monkey Lizard
Inacio Oliveira, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Lizards & worm lizards

Common Monkey Lizard

Polychrus marmoratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCommon Monkey Lizard
Dutch—
SpanishFalso camaleón marmoleado
Chinese理纹多色蜥
Scientific namePolychrus marmoratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

Polychrus marmoratus or many-colored bush anole is a species of bush anole. It is also commonly referred to as the monkey lizard due to its slow movement. The lizard has many predators, including spiders and primates.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyPolychrotidae
GenusPolychrus

In Suriname

201Records in Suriname
25iNaturalist observations
1828First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini11
  • Para6
  • Brokopondo5
  • Commewijne5
  • Paramaribo4

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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