Bronchocela danieli

Bronchocela danieli
Bronchocela danieli from Great Nicobar Island
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Bronchocela
Species:
B. danieli
Binomial name
Bronchocela danieli
(Tiwari & Biswas, 1973)
Synonyms
  • Calotes danieli
    Tiwari & Biswas, 1973
  • Bronchocela danieli
    — Moody, 1980

Bronchocela danieli, also known commonly as Daniel's bloodsucker and Daniel's forest lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar Island, India.

Etymology

The specific name, danieli, is in honor of Indian naturalist Jivanayakam Cyril "J.C." Daniel.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. danieli is forest.

Behavior

B. danieli is arboreal.

Reproduction (babies)

B. danieli is oviparous.

They are colour changing according to their surroundings.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mohapatra P, Achyuthan NS (2021). "Bronchocela danieli ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T202853A2757348.en. Accessed on 25 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 Species Bronchocela danieli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Bronchocela danieli, p. 65).

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