Bronchocela danieli

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.

Bronchocela danieli
Bronchocela danieli from Great Nicobar Island
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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[2]
  • Calotes danieli
    Tiwari & Biswas, 1973
  • Bronchocela danieli
    — Moody, 1980

Etymology

The specific name, danieli, is in honor of Indian naturalist Jivanayakam Cyril "J.C." Daniel.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. danieli is forest.[1]

Behavior

B. danieli is arboreal.[1]

Reproduction (babies)

B. danieli is oviparous.[2]

They are colour changing according to their surroundings.

References
  1. 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. 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).

Further reading
  • Biswas S (1984). "Some notes on the reptiles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 81 (2): 476–481.
  • Das I (1999). "Biogeography of the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India". pp. 43–77. In: Ota H (editor) (1999). Tropical Island Herpetofauna: Origin, Current Diversity, and Conservation. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science. 353 pp. ISBN 978-0444501950.
  • Murthy TSN (1990). "A Field Book of the Lizards of India". Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Papers (15): 1–122.
  • Sharma RC (2002). Fauna of India and the adjacent countries. Reptilia (Sauria). Kolkata [=Calcutta]: Zoological Survey of India.
  • Tikader BK, Sharma RC (1992). Handbook of Indian Lizards. Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India.
  • Tiwari KK, Biswas S (1973). "Two new reptiles from the great Nicobar Islands". Journal of the Zoological Society of India 25: 57–63. (Calotes danieli, new species).



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