Draco spilonotus

Draco spilonotus, the Sulawesi lined gliding lizard,[2] is a lizard endemic to Sulawesi.[1][3] The species is known from various localities in forested areas of Sulawesi.[2]

Draco spilonotus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Draco
Species:
D. spilonotus
Binomial name
Draco spilonotus
Günther, 1872
Synonyms[1]

Draco lineatus spilonotus

The patagium of the male is yellow in colour and has a network of brown lines radiating from the anterior. The gular flag is yellow and rounded in shape.[2]

References
  1. Draco spilonotus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2018.
  2. Nick Baker. "Sulawesi Lined Gliding Lizard". Ecology Asia. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. 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 (1885). 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. pp. 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. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.453.873. doi:10.1006/bijl.2000.0487. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

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