Polychrus auduboni, or smooth-backed bush anole, common monkey lizard, or many-colored bush anole, is a species of anole native to Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. It can be found in forests and shrublands.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Audubon's Multicolored Lizard being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Polychrus marmoratus
- Polychrus femoralis
- Polychrus liogaster
- Polychrus gutturosus
- Pseudocalotes tympanistriga
- Anolis biporcatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Polychrotidae
- Genus
- Polychrus
- Species
- Polychrus auduboni
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