Draco spilonotus
Draco spilonotus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Draco |
Species: | D. spilonotus
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Binomial name | |
Draco spilonotus Günther, 1872
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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]
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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Draco spilonotus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Nick Baker. "Sulawesi Lined Gliding Lizard". Ecology Asia. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ 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[]
- 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.
- de Rooij, Nelly (1915). The reptiles of the Indo-Australian archipelago. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 77–78. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- 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. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.453.873. doi:10.1006/bijl.2000.0487. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
Categories:
- Draco (genus)
- Gliding animals
- Reptiles of Indonesia
- Endemic fauna of Indonesia
- Fauna of Sulawesi
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Reptiles described in 1872
- Agamidae stubs