Bronchocela rayaensis

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Bronchocela rayaensis
Bronchocela rayaensis, Gunung Raya green-crested lizard - Khao Sok National Park (29671946595).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Bronchocela
Species:
B. rayaensis
Binomial name
Bronchocela rayaensis
Grismer  [ fr ], Wood, Lee, Quah, Anuar, Ngadi & Sites, 2015

Bronchocela rayaensis, the Gunung Raya green-crested lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. [1] [2] It is endemic to Malay Peninsula and is known from Langkawi in Kedah, northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia (its type locality), as well as from Phuket and Phang Nga Provinces in southern Thailand. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Grismer, L.; Quah, E. (2018). "Bronchocela rayaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T99928852A99928857. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99928852A99928857.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Bronchocela rayaensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 28 April 2021.