Bronchocela hayeki

Bronchocela hayeki, also known commonly as the Sumatra bloodsucker, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.^[2]

Bronchocela hayeki
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Bronchocela
Species:	B. hayeki
Binomial name
Bronchocela hayeki (L. Müller, 1928)
Synonyms[2]
Calotes hayeki L. Müller, 1928

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.^[3]

Geographic range

B. hayeki is found in northern Sumatra, Indonesia.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. hayeki is forest, at altitudes of 300–1,400 m (980–4,590 ft), but it has also been found in disturbed areas such as plantations, gardens, and villages with shrubs and trees.^[1]

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 12 cm (4.7 in). Females are smaller, with a maximum recorded SVL of 9.4 cm (3.7 in). The tail is very long, as much as 41 cm (16 in).^[2]

Behavior

B. hayeki is arboreal and diurnal.^[1]

Reproduction

B. hayeki is oviparous.^[2]