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 | |
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| Bronchocela danieli from Great Nicobar Island | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Bronchocela |
| Species: | B. danieli
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| Binomial name | |
| Bronchocela danieli | |
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Etymology edit
The specific name, danieli, is in honor of Indian naturalist Jivanayakam Cyril "J.C." Daniel.[3]
Habitat edit
Behavior edit
Reproduction (babies) edit
They are colour changing according to their surroundings.
References edit
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b Species Bronchocela danieli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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 edit
- 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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