Fig 1
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Family : AGAMIDAE
Species : Draco haematopogon
Size (snout to vent) : 9 cm
Size (total length) : 27 cm
The Red-barbed Gliding
Lizard is a relatively small, slender species of Draco which occurs
in lowland, primary rainforest and adjacent secondary forest. It has been
observed on medium- size tree trunks as well as slender saplings, feeding on
ants.
The long, pointed gular flag of the male is reddish at the base, with a
large, rounded, dark blotch : this grades to pale yellow at the tip.
The gular flag of the female is shorter and truncated. The lappets are
reddish. The upper side of the patagium is dark, with numerous yellow-gold
spots and flecks.
Draco haematopogon ranges from southern Thailand and Peninsular
Malaysia to the islands of Sumatra, Java and Borneo. It is absent from
Singapore.
Fig 1 : Male specimen seen at Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.
Figs 2 and 3 :
Close-ups of the throat area of a male, showing the unextended yellow throat pouch
or gular flag, the dark throat blotch, and the underside of the red lappets.
References :
Manthey U., Grossmann W., 1997. Amphibien und Reptilien Sudostasiens.
Natur und Tier - Verlag.
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