Barred flying dragon (Draco taeniopterus)

Barred flying dragon

In 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)

Photos

Draco taeniopterus - Barred flying dragon

Distribution map of Barred flying dragon, Draco taeniopterus in Thailand — Range map of Draco taeniopterus in Thailand

Thai National Parks

Species of Thailand