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'''''Draco melanopogon''''', commonly known as the '''black-bearded gliding lizard''' or '''black-barbed flying dragon''', is a [[species]] of [[Agamidae|agamid]] "flying lizard" [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Southeast Asia]].<ref>Myers P, Espinosa R, Parr CS, Jones T, Hammond GS, Dewey TA. 2008. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed June 01, 2008 at http://animaldiversity.org</ref> It is a typically forest-dwelling [[arboreal]] lizard. It preys on small [[invertebrate]]s like ants and is [[oviparous]]. |
'''''Draco melanopogon''''', commonly known as the '''black-bearded gliding lizard''' or '''black-barbed flying dragon''', is a [[species]] of [[Agamidae|agamid]] "flying lizard" [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Southeast Asia]].<ref>Myers P, Espinosa R, Parr CS, Jones T, Hammond GS, Dewey TA. 2008. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed June 01, 2008 at http://animaldiversity.org</ref> It is a typically forest-dwelling [[arboreal]] lizard.<ref name="Lim Lim 1992 p. ">{{cite book | last=Lim | first=Kelvin K. P. | last2=Lim | first2=Francis Leong Keng | title=A guide to the amphibians & reptiles of Singapore | publisher=Singapore Science Centre | publication-place=Singapore | date=1992 | isbn=9971-88-304-X | oclc=25855353 | page=}}</ref> It preys on small [[invertebrate]]s like ants and is [[oviparous]]. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Draco |
| Species: | D. melanopogon
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| Draco melanopogon Boulenger, 1887
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Draco melanopogon, commonly known as the black-bearded gliding lizard or black-barbed flying dragon, is a species of agamid "flying lizard" endemic to Southeast Asia.[1] It is a typically forest-dwelling arboreal lizard.[2] It preys on small invertebrates like ants and is oviparous.
References
- ^ Myers P, Espinosa R, Parr CS, Jones T, Hammond GS, Dewey TA. 2008. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed June 01, 2008 at http://animaldiversity.org
- ^ Lim, Kelvin K. P.; Lim, Francis Leong Keng (1992). A guide to the amphibians & reptiles of Singapore. Singapore: Singapore Science Centre. ISBN 9971-88-304-X. OCLC 25855353.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I- XL. (Draco melanopogon, new species, p. 492).
- Das I. 2006. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Draco melanopogon, p. 79).
External links
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