Bronchocela celebensis

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Bronchocela celebensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Bronchocela
Species:
B. celebensis
Binomial name
Bronchocela celebensis
JE Gray, 1845

Bronchocela celebensis, the Sulawesi bloodsucker, is a species of lizard. It is endemic to Indonesia. [1] It is closely related to Bronchocela jubata and other lizards of the Bronchocela genus.

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