Draco spilopterus

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Draco spilopterus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Draco
Species:
D. spilopterus
Binomial name
Draco spilopterus
Wiegmann, 1834)

Draco spilopterus, the Philippine flying dragon, is a species of agamid lizard. [2] It is found in the Philippines and Indonesia.

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References

  1. McGuire, J., Iskandar, D., Brown, R., Gaulke, M. & Linkem, C. (2018). "Draco spilopterus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2018: e.T195310A2378425. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T195310A2378425.en . Retrieved 29 April 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Draco spilopterus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 28 April 2021.