Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal

Habitat : Arboreal.
Distribution : India : Central Nicobar Islands.
Status : Information Deficient.
Family : AGAMIDAE
6. Coryphophylax subcristatus (Blyth)
1860. Tiaris subcristata Blyth, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 29 : 109.
1994. Coryphophylax subcristatus : Das, J.Andaman Sci. Assoc., 10(1&2) : 46.
Common Name : Bay Islands Forest Lizard.
Habitat : Common arboreal lizard found in tropical wet forest, not found near human
habitations.
Distribution : India : Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Status : Information Deficient.
7. Bronchocela danieli (Tiwari and Biswas)
1973. Calotes danieli Tiwari and Biswas, J. Zool. Soc. India, 25(1&2) : pp. 57-63. (type loc.
Great Nicobar Islands, Cambell Bay).
1994. Bronchocela danieli : Das, J.Andaman Sci. Assoc., 10(1&2) : 46.
1999. Bronchocela danieli : Das, In : Ota,H. (ed), Tropical Island herpetofauna : 43.
Common Name : Tiwari’s Garden Lizard.
Habitat : Found in plantations and scrub jungles.
Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands.
Status : Information Deficient.
8. Calotes andamanensis Boulenger
1891. Calotes andamanensis Boulenger, Ann.Mag. nat. Hist., (6) 8 : 288 (type loc. Andaman
Is.).
1994. Calotes andamanensis : Das, J.Andaman Sci. Assoc., 10(1&2) : 46.
Common Name : Andaman Garden Lizard.
Habitat : Found in gardens and scrub jungles; arboreal and diurnal.
Distribution : India : Andaman Islands.
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