29. Bronchocela cyanopalpebra

Chandramouli, Adhikari, Amarasinghe & Abinawanto, 2023

Publication :

Chandramouli SR, OD Adhikari, AAT Amarasinghe & A Abinawanto (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.

Remarks :

We discovered Bronchocela cyanopalpebra from Car Nicobar Island. This species is allied to the Indonesian species, Bronchocela cristatellla. Five species of forest dwelling Bronchocela are now known from Nicobar Archipelago.

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.

English name: Blue-eyed Forest Lizard