Bronchocela cyanopalpebra CHANDRAMOULI, ADHIKARI, AMARASINGHE & ABINAWANTO, 2023
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Bronchocela cyanopalpebra
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Bronchocela cyanopalpebra CHANDRAMOULI, ADHIKARI, AMARASINGHE & ABINAWANTO 2023: 497 Pseudocalotes archiducissae FITZINGER in STEINDACHNER 1867 Calotes cristatellus — BISWAS & SANYAL 1977 Calotes cristatellus — BISWAS & SANYAL 1980 (non KUHL 1820) Calotes cristatellus — BISWAS 1984, part. Bronchocela cristatella — DAS 1999 (non KUHL 1820) Bronchocela cristatella — DAS & GEMEL 2000, part. Bronchocela sp. — VIJAYAKUMAR 2005 Bronchocela cf. cristatella— CHANDRAMOULI 2020 (non KUHL 1820), part. |
| Distribution | India (Nicobar Islands) Type locality: Chukchuka (9.21358ºN, 92.79647ºE, 33 m asl.) Car Nicobar, Nicobar Islands, India |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: DOSMB 05054, an adult male by S.R. Chandramouli in June 2017. Paratype: DOSMB 05089, an adult male collected along with the holotype from the same locality. |
| Diagnosis | |
| Comment | Behavior: arboreal and diurnal in habit and is a fairly common species found in evergreen forests and plantations. |
| Etymology | The specific epithet cyanopalpebra is a noun in apposition referring to the bright blue (=cyan) coloured eyelid (=palpebra), a diagnostic character of this species. |
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