green crested lizard

Description:

About 25cm total length (body + tail), green 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 long and thin tail.

Habitat:

Spotted during a day walk at Gunung Gede National Park (a dense tropical forest near a small river and waterfall), Java / Indonesia. B. cristatella is found in forests as well as parks and rural areas, also known as the green crested lizard, is a species of agamid lizard endemic to Southeast Asia, found in Malaysia (West Malaysia and Borneo), Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines (Palawan, Calamian Islands, Panay, Luzon), South Thailand, south Myanmar (Tenasserim Hills), and India (Nicobar Islands).

Notes:

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Iguania Family: Agamidae Subfamily: Draconinae Genus: Bronchocela Species: B. cristatella