Male photographed at Gunung Mat Cincang, Langkawi, Peninsular Malaysia


 

Family : Agamidae
Species : Draco blanfordii
Size (snout to vent) : 13 cm
Size (total length) : 38 cm

References : H1, H3

Blanford's Gliding Lizard is one of the largest of its type - the male reaches 13 cm (snout-to-vent) and the female 11 cm.

Males are identified by olive-grey mottling on the back and patagium, and females by transverse banding. The gular flag of the male is long and light grey, and under the lappets (at the side of the head) is a red and black patch.

This species inhabits lowland rainforest up to around 1200 metres altitude. It ranges from southwestern China through Vietnam and Thailand to Peninsular Malaysia. It is absent in Singapore.