Did you know? - Draco Lizard

COMMON NAME: Draco Lizard (Flying Dragon)

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Draco volans

TYPE: Reptiles

DIET: Carnivores

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SIZE: Up to 8.4 in (female, including tail) or similar to a size of a tea cup.

• Draco is a genus of agamid lizards that are also known as flying lizards, flying dragons or gliding lizards.

• These lizards can move by gliding; their ribs and their connecting membrane may be extended to create "wings" (patagia), the hindlimbs are flattened and wing-like in cross-section, and a flap on the neck (the gular flag) serve as a horizontal stabilizers.

• The lizards are well known for their "display structures" and ability to glide long distances using their wing-like, patagial membranes supported by elongated thoracic ribs to generate lift forces.

• For the tiny Draco lizard, moving among the trees in the jungles of Southeast Asia is an essential task—for escaping danger, attracting mates, and finding meals.

• Flying dragons survive on a diet of almost exclusively ants and termites. The lizards are found in densely wooded areas in the Philippines and Borneo in the east, across Southeast Asia and into Southern India. They are abundant throughout their range and have no special conservation status.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/d/draco-lizard/

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_(genus)

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