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title: "Brazilian Monkey Lizard"
description: "Polychrus acutirostris — Gady. Polychrus acutirostris, the Brazilian bush anole, is a species of lizard native to southern and eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and eastern Bolivia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/brazilian-monkey-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brazilian Monkey Lizard

> Polychrus acutirostris — Gady. Polychrus acutirostris, the Brazilian bush anole, is a species of lizard native to southern and eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and eastern Bolivia.

- Scientific name: *Polychrus acutirostris*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 744
- Wikidata: [Q5257206](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5257206)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36755](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36755)

## Names

- en: Brazilian Monkey Lizard
- de: Spitzkopf-Buntleguan
- es: Falso camaleón

## Countries with the most observations

BR (656), PY (18), AR (13), BO (13)

## Summary

Polychrus acutirostris, the Brazilian bush anole, is a species of lizard native to southern and eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and eastern Bolivia. It is diurnal.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polychrus_acutirostris

## Photo

![Brazilian Monkey Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brazilian-monkey-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Rafael Duarte · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/336033107

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brazilian-monkey-lizard?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).