tree runner
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Any of several agile, arboreal lizards of the family Tropiduridae (particularly the genus Plica) native to the tropical rainforests of northern and central South America, characterized by cryptic bark-like coloration and long toes adapted for climbing tree trunks.
"Well camouflaged against the mottled bark of the rainforest canopy, the tree runner remained motionless until an insect crawled within reach."
Any of several small Neotropical ovenbirds (family Furnariidae, such as those in the genus Margarornis) native to highland forests of Central and South America, noted for foraging along mossy branches using their stiff tail feathers for support.
"The ornithologist spotted a Pearled Treerunner, a type of tree runner native to the Andean cloud forests, probing epiphyte clusters for small invertebrates."
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