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Bronchocela

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Bronchocela
Bronchocela cristatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Subfamily: Draconinae
Genus: Bronchocela
Kaup, 1827[1]

Bronchocela is a genus of Asian lizards, commonly known as bloodsuckers, crested lizards, and forest lizards, in the family Agamidae.[2]

Species

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There are 15 species in the genus Bronchocela:[2]

Image Name Distribution
Bronchocela burmana Blanford, 1878 – Burmese green crested lizard Malay Peninsula to southern Myanmar and Thailand.
Bronchocela celebensis Gray, 1845 – Sulawesi bloodsucker Indonesia
Bronchocela cristatella (Kuhl, 1820) – green crested lizard Malaysia (West Malaysia and Borneo), Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines (Palawan, Calamian Islands, Panay, Luzon), South Thailand, and south Myanmar (Tenasserim Hills).
Bronchocela cyanopalpebra Chandramouli, Adhikari, Amarasinghe & Abinawanto, 2023 India (Nicobar Islands)
Bronchocela danieli (Tiwari & Biswas, 1973) – Daniel's bloodsucker, Daniel's forest lizard Great Nicobar Island, India.
Bronchocela hayeki (L. Müller, 1928) – Sumatra bloodsucker Indonesia
Bronchocela jubata A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 – maned forest lizard Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and Philippines
Bronchocela marmorata Gray, 1845 – marbled bloodsucker Philippines
Bronchocela nicobarica Chandramouli, Adhikari, Amarasinghe & Abinawanto, 2023 India (Nicobar Islands)
Bronchocela orlovi Hallermann, 2004 – Orlov's forest lizard Vietnam
Bronchocela rayaensis Grismer, Wood, Lee, Quah, Anuar, Ngadi & Sites, 2015 – Gunung Raya green crested lizard Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand
Bronchocela rubrigularis Hallermann, 2009 Nicobar Islands
Bronchocela shenlong Grismer, Wood, Lee, Quah, Anuar, Ngadi & Sites, 2015 Malaysia
Bronchocela smaragdina Günther, 1864 – Günther's bloodsucker Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Bronchocela vietnamensis Hallermann & Orlov, 2005 Vietnam


Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Bronchocela.

References

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  1. ^ "Bronchocela ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Iguania/agamidae.
  2. ^ a b Bronchocela at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 November 2013.

Further reading

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  • Kaup J (1827). "Zoologische Monographien ". Isis von Oken 20: 610–625. (Bronchocela, new genus, p. 619). (in German).