''Bronchocela'' is a

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n lizards, commonly known as bloodsuckers, crested lizards, and forest lizards, in the

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Agamidae.

Species

There are 13

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in the genus ''Bronchocela'': *'' Bronchocela burmana'' – Burmese green crested lizard *'' Bronchocela celebensis'' – Sulawesi bloodsucker *'' Bronchocela cristatella'' – green crested lizard *'' Bronchocela danieli'' – Daniel's bloodsucker, Daniel's forest lizard *'' Bronchocela hayeki'' – Sumatra bloodsucker *'' Bronchocela jubata'' – maned forest lizard *'' Bronchocela marmorata'' – marbled bloodsucker *'' Bronchocela orlovi'' – Orlov's forest lizard *'' Bronchocela rayaensis'' – Gunung Raya green crested lizard *'' Bronchocela rubrigularis'' *'' Bronchocela shenlong'' *'' Bronchocela smaragdina'' – Günther's bloodsucker *'' Bronchocela vietnamensis'' ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Bronchocela''.

Species

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