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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