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B. cristatella
About 30cm total length (body + tail), green in colour but able to change colour, turning darker brown when threatened; The males have a crest on the neck not continued on the back, and it has a very long and thin tail.
Spotted during a morning walk at Kebun Raya Cibodas, a 80ha area above 1.400 metres high, mix of botanical park with big trees & palms and surrounded by rainforest at the foot of Gene volcano, Java - Indonesia. Distribution, Thailand, Peninsular malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Palawan and the Philippines.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Iguania Family: Agamidae Subfamily: Draconinae Genus: Bronchocela Species: B. cristatella
2 Comments
Thanks Neil, this specimen is quite common here at Cibodas area, but quite elusive and difficult to spot
Beautiful lizard. Nice spotting, Jordi.