Bronchocela nicobarica CHANDRAMOULI, ADHIKARI, AMARASINGHE & ABINAWANTO, 2023

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Bronchocela nicobarica CHANDRAMOULI, ADHIKARI, AMARASINGHE & ABINAWANTO 2023 Bronchocela sp. 2 — VIJAYAKUMAR 2005
Distribution	India (Nicobar Islands: Little Nicobar, Kondul, Menchal & Piilo Milo Islands) Type locality: Makachua, (7.40637ºN, 93.70894ºE, 23 m asl.), Little Nicobar, Nicobar Islands, India
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: DOSMB 05070, an adult male, collected from Makachua, (7.40637ºN, 93.70894ºE, 23 m asl.), Little Nicobar, Nicobar Islands, India. Paratypes: DOSMB 05055, an adult male, collected from Makachua, Little Nicobar Island; DOSMB05056, an adult female collected from Pulo Ulon (7.29238ºN, 93.68415ºE, 36 m asl.), Little Nicobar Island.
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Comment
Etymology	The specific epithet is a toponym, in feminine gender, referring to the distribution (Nicobar Islands) of the new species.
References	CHANDRAMOULI, S., ADHIKARI, O. D., AMARASINGHE, A. T., & ABINAWANTO, A. 2023. A review of the genus Bronchocela Kaup, 1827 (Reptilia: Agamidae) in the Nicobar Archipelago with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 5254 (4): 493-516 - get paper here
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