Draco spilonotus

Draco spilonotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Subfamily: Draconinae
Genus: Draco
Species: Draco spilonotus
Binomial name
Draco spilonotus
Günther, 1872

Draco spilonotus, the Sulawesi lined gliding lizard, is a lizard native to Sulawesi.[1] The patagium of the male is yellow in colour, with a network of brown lines radiating from the anterior. The gular flag is yellow, and rounded in shape.

The species occurs at various localities in forested areas of Sulawesi.

References

  1. ↑ 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. 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. p. 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. doi:10.1006/bijl.2000.0487. Retrieved 6 December 2015. 

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