Bronchocela hayeki explained

Bronchocela hayeki, also known commonly as the Sumatra bloodsucker, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Etymology

B. hayeki is named after the Austrian-German painter Hans von Hayek, who spent many years in Indonesia and Ceylon during World War I.^[1]

Geographic range

B. hayeki is found in northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. hayeki is forest, at altitudes of, but it has also been found in disturbed areas such as plantations, gardens, and villages with shrubs and trees.

Description

B. hayeki is bright green dorsally, and lighter green ventrally. The lips, the area around the eye, and the typanum (ear drum) are brownish black. Males may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Females are smaller, with a maximum recorded SVL of . The tail is very long, as much as .

Behavior

B. hayeki is arboreal and diurnal.

Reproduction

B. hayeki is oviparous.

Further reading

• Amarasinghe AAT, Kamsi M, Riyanto A, Putra CA, Hallermann J, Andayani N, Abinawanto A, Supriatna J (2022). "Taxonomy, distribution, and conservation status of a rare arboreal lizard, Bronchocela hayeki (Müller, 1928) (Reptilia: Agamidae) from northern Sumatra, Indonesia". Zootaxa 5120 (3): 409–422.
• Manthey U, Grossmann W (1997). Amphibien und Retilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 512 pp. . (Bronchocela hayeki, p. 161). (in German).
• Moody SM (1980). Phylogenetic and historical biogeographical relationships of the genera in the family Agamidae (Reptilia: Lacertilia). Ph.D. Thesis. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 373 pp. (Bronchocela hayeki, new combination).
• Müller L (1928). "Herpetologische Mitteilungen II. Ein neuer Calotes von Sumatra ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 77: 67–69. (Calotes hayeki, new species). (in German).

Notes and References

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