Bronchocela cristatella (Kuhl, 1820)

Chan, Kin Onn, Muin, Mohd Abdul, Anuar, Shahrul, Andam, Joel, Razak, Norazlinda & Aziz, Mohd Azizol, 2019, First checklist on the amphibians and reptiles of Mount Korbu, the second highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia, Check List 15 (6), pp. 1055-1069 : 1064

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https://doi.org/10.15560/15.6.1055

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scientific name

Bronchocela cristatella (Kuhl, 1820)
status

 

Bronchocela cristatella (Kuhl, 1820)

Materials examined. Seroja Camp (04°39.415′N, 101° 16.333′E), 4 July 2019 (HC1021).

Identification. Body slender, tail very long; no epidermal spines on head; tympanum distinct, not covered with scales; distinct vertebral crest on nape; body color- ation green with faint, indistinct markings; posterior 2/3 or tail reddish brown. These characters are in agreement with Grismer (2011).

Remarks. A single individual was found at night sleep- ing on a fern frond approximately 1 m above ground along a trail near Seroja.

Grismer LL (2011) Lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and their adjacent archipelagos. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 728 pp.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Agamidae

Genus

Bronchocela