Species of Thailand
Barred flying dragon
Thai: กิ้งก่าบินปีกลาย
Binomial name: Draco taeniopterus, Albert Charles Lewis Günther, 1861
Also known as Thai flying dragon, barred flying dragon (Draco taeniopterus) is an agamid "flying" lizard capable of gliding from tree to tree. It is found in Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, South Vietnam and Northwest Malaysia.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Lacertilia
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Draco
- Species
- Draco taeniopterus
Common names
- German: Gebänderter Flugdrache
- English:
- Barred flying dragon
- Thai flying dragon
- Barred gliding lizard
- Thai: กิ้งก่าบินปีกลาย
Synonyms
- Draco taeniopterus, Larry Lee Grismer (2011)
- Draco taenuiopterus, Jakob Hallermann (2005)
- Draco taeniopterus, Merel J. Cox et al. (1998)
- Draco taeniopterus, Ulrich Manthey & Wolfgang Grossmann (1997)
- Draco taeniopterus, Kees Musters (1983)
- Draco taeniopterus, Heinz Wermuth (1967)
- Draco taeniopterus, Edward Harrison Taylor (1963)
- Draco taeniopterus, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1935)
- Draco taeniopterus, Nelly de Rooij (1915)
- Draco taeniopterus, George Albert Boulenger (1885)
- Draco taeniopterus, Albert Charles Lewis Günther (1861)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Draco taeniopterus - Barred flying dragon
- Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi
- Kaeng Krachan National Park
- Khao Khitchakut National Park
- Khao Lak - Lam Ru National Park
- Khao Nan National Park
- Khao Sok National Park
- Khao Yai National Park
- Khlong Nakha Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khun Nan National Park
- Kui Buri National Park
- Mu Ko Lanta National Park
- Mu Ko Samet National Park
- Mueang Krabi District, Krabi
- Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park
- Thale Ban National Park
Range map of Draco taeniopterus in Thailand
Important note; our range maps are based on limited data we have collected. The data is not necessarily accurate or complete.
Special thanks to Ton Smits, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ian Dugdale and many others for their contribution for range data.
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