Bronchocela


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

Species

There are 15 species in the genus Bronchocela:
ImageNameDistribution
Bronchocela burmana Blanford, 1878 – Burmese green crested lizardMalay Peninsula to southern Myanmar and Thailand.
Bronchocela celebensis Gray, 1845Sulawesi bloodsuckerIndonesia
Bronchocela cristatellagreen crested lizardMalaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, South Thailand, and south Myanmar.
Bronchocela cyanopalpebra Chandramouli, Adhikari, Amarasinghe & Abinawanto, 2023India
Bronchocela danieli – Daniel's bloodsucker, Daniel's forest lizardGreat Nicobar Island, India.
Bronchocela hayekiSumatra bloodsuckerIndonesia
Bronchocela jubata A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 – maned forest lizardIndonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and Philippines
Bronchocela marmorata Gray, 1845 – marbled bloodsuckerPhilippines
Bronchocela nicobarica Chandramouli, Adhikari, Amarasinghe & Abinawanto, 2023India
Bronchocela orlovi Hallermann, 2004 – Orlov's forest lizardVietnam
Bronchocela rayaensis Grismer, Wood, Lee, Quah, Anuar, Ngadi & Sites, 2015 – Gunung Raya green crested lizardPeninsular Malaysia and Thailand
Bronchocela rubrigularis Hallermann, 2009Nicobar Islands
Bronchocela shenlong Grismer, Wood, Lee, Quah, Anuar, Ngadi & Sites, 2015Malaysia
Bronchocela smaragdina Günther, 1864Günther's bloodsuckerCambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Bronchocela vietnamensis Hallermann & Orlov, 2005Vietnam

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