Taxonomy, distribution, and conservation status of a rare arboreal lizard, Bronchocela hayeki (Mller, 1928) (Reptilia: Agamidae) from northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

Bronchocela hayeki (Mller, 1928) is one of the rarest species of the genus, known only from a handful of museum specimens from five locations in North Sumatra, and often confused with its similar congener, B. cristatella, which occurs widely throughout the Indonesian Archipelago and Peninsular Malaysia. Here, we examined the morphology of B.