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: Image Name Distribution Bronchocela burmana – Burmese green crested lizard Malay Peninsula to southern Myanmar and Thailand. Bronchocela celebensis – Sulawesi bloodsucker Indonesia Bronchocela cristatella – green crested lizard Malaysia (West Malaysia and Borneo), Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines (Palawan, Calamian Islands, Panay, Luzon), South Thailand, and south Myanmar (Tenasserim Hills). Bronchocela cyanopalpebra India (Nicobar Islands) Bronchocela danieli – Daniel's bloodsucker, Daniel's forest lizard Great Nicobar Island, India. Bronchocela hayeki – Sumatra bloodsuckerIndonesia Bronchocela jubata – maned forest lizardIndonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and Philippines Bronchocela marmorata – marbled bloodsuckerPhilippines Bronchocela nicobarica India (Nicobar Islands) Bronchocela orlovi – Orlov's forest lizard Vietnam Bronchocela rayaensis – Gunung Raya green crested lizard Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand Bronchocela rubrigularis Nicobar Islands Bronchocela shenlong Malaysia Bronchocela smaragdina – Günther's bloodsucker Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam Bronchocela vietnamensis Vietnam
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Bronchocela.
References
Further reading Kaup J (1827). "Zoologische Monographien ". Isis von Oken 20: 610–625. (Bronchocela, new genus, p. 619). (in German).