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Bronchocela danieli

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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

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

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

Habitat

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

Behavior

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B. danieli is arboreal.[1]

Reproduction (babies)

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B. danieli is oviparous.[2]

They are colour changing according to their surroundings.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b 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

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  • 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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