Draco spilonotus

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Draco spilonotus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Draco
Species:
D. spilonotus
Binomial name
Draco spilonotus
Günther, 1872
Synonyms [1]

Draco lineatus spilonotus

Draco spilonotus, the Sulawesi lined gliding lizard, [2] is a lizard endemic to Sulawesi. [1] [3] The species is known from various localities in forested areas of Sulawesi. [2]

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The patagium of the male is yellow in colour and has a network of brown lines radiating from the anterior. The gular flag is yellow and rounded in shape. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Draco spilonotus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Nick Baker. "Sulawesi Lined Gliding Lizard". Ecology Asia. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Musters, C. J. M. (1983). "Taxonomy of the genus Draco L. (Agamidae, Lacertilia, Reptilia)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 199 (1): 1–120. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

General References

  1. Boulenger, George Albert (1885). Catalogue of the lizards in the British museum (Natural history), Volume I (2nd ed.). London: Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). p. 265. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. de Rooij, Nelly (1915). The reptiles of the Indo-Australian archipelago. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 77–78. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. McGuire, Jimmy A.; Heang, Kiew Bong (February 2001). "Phylogenetic systematics of Southeast Asian flying lizards (Iguania: Agamidae: Draco) as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence data" (PDF). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 72 (2): 203–229. Bibcode:2001BJLS...72..203M. CiteSeerX   10.1.1.453.873 . doi:10.1006/bijl.2000.0487 . Retrieved 6 December 2015.

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