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Bronchocela cyanopalpebra CHANDRAMOULI, ADHIKARI, AMARASINGHE & ABINAWANTO, 2023

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymBronchocela 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. 
DistributionIndia (Nicobar Islands)

Type locality: Chukchuka (9.21358ºN, 92.79647ºE, 33 m asl.) Car Nicobar, Nicobar Islands, India  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: 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. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (946 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentBehavior: arboreal and diurnal in habit and is a fairly common species found in evergreen forests and plantations. 
EtymologyThe specific epithet cyanopalpebra is a noun in apposition referring to the bright blue (=cyan) coloured eyelid (=palpebra), a diagnostic character of this 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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