Draco indochinensis
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Draco indochinensis is an agamid
flying lizard found in South-east Asia.
to or a sub-species of Draco blanfordii
. However, phylogenetic data and other supporting morphological features indicate that it is a separate species. The dewlap of the male of this species is widest at its base and decreases in width over its entire length and terminates in a sharp point, as opposed to the distal expansion of the dewlap seen in Draco blanfordii
. This feature may be shared with other Draco lizards.
Both sexes have a thick, black transverse band that extends across the posterior gular
region from one throat lappet to the other. Dark radial bands on the dorsal surface of the patagia
of both sexes is also another feature.
Agamidae
Agamids, lizards of the family Agamidae, include more than 300 species in Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe. Many species are commonly called dragons or dragon lizards. Phylogenetically they may be sister to the Iguanidae, and have a similar appearance. Agamids usually have...
flying lizard found in South-east Asia.
Description
It has earlier been considered synonymousSynonym (taxonomy)
In scientific nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that is or was used for a taxon of organisms that also goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name to the Norway spruce, which he called Pinus abies...
to or a sub-species of Draco blanfordii
Draco blanfordii
Draco blanfordii is an agamid "flying" lizard capable of gliding from tree to tree found in China , E Thailand, W Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, India and Bangladesh....
. However, phylogenetic data and other supporting morphological features indicate that it is a separate species. The dewlap of the male of this species is widest at its base and decreases in width over its entire length and terminates in a sharp point, as opposed to the distal expansion of the dewlap seen in Draco blanfordii
Draco blanfordii
Draco blanfordii is an agamid "flying" lizard capable of gliding from tree to tree found in China , E Thailand, W Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, India and Bangladesh....
. This feature may be shared with other Draco lizards.
Both sexes have a thick, black transverse band that extends across the posterior gular
Gular
Gular is of or pertaining to the throat, and may more specifically refer to:* Gular scales in reptiles* Gular scute, or gular projection, in turtles and tortoises* Gular fold in lizards...
region from one throat lappet to the other. Dark radial bands on the dorsal surface of the patagia
Patagium
*In bats, the skin forming the surface of the wing. It is an extension of the skin of the abdomen that runs to the tip of each digit, uniting the forelimb with the body.*The patagium of a bat has four distinct parts:...
of both sexes is also another feature.
Sources
- McGuire, Jimmy A. & Heang, Kiew Bong 2001 "Phylogenetic systematics of Southeast Asian flying lizards (Iguania: Agamidae: Draco) as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence data". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 72: 203-229