Common gliding lizard

Draco sumatranus

The common gliding lizard is a species of agamid lizard endemic to Southeast Asia. It has elongated ribs and skin flaps on the sides of its body. When opened, these skin flaps allow it to glide between tree trunks.
Common Gliding Lizard - with wings! I thought that we needed an image of the wings and so here is one the guide found for us on the island of Komodo (more famous for his bigger brothers!). Common gliding lizard,Draco sumatranus,Geotagged,Indonesia,Komodo,Spring

Appearance

The body length is of about 9 cm , with a slightly longer tail. The body is of a dark grey/brown colouration with stripes and patterns to help it camouflage against the tree trunks. The males have a yellow triangular flap of skin under the chin, the gular fold, which is used to communicate with other lizards, mostly for mating. Females have a much smaller and blue flap.
Common Gliding Lizard 23 Sep 2015. Also known as 'Flying Dragons', these lizards possess a gliding structure, or patagium, attached to specialised ribs which can be extended away from the body. They cling to tree trunks, where they feed on ants, and may be glimpsed gliding many metres to another tree. They also have a brightly coloured dewlap, or gular flag, beneath the neck which is extended for display purposes. There are more than 40 species of Draco, the majority occurring in Southeast Asia. This one seems to be very young and mostly green. It jumped into a tree right after this pic.
Habitat: Sepilok, Discovery Center, forest trails.      Common gliding lizard,Draco sumatranus,Fall,Geotagged,Malaysia

Behavior

It is primarily a tree dweller, except that the females come down to the forest floor to lay eggs.
Common gliding lizard (Draco sumatranus) Panti Forest Sanctuary, Malaysia. Aug 30, 2015. Common gliding lizard,Draco sumatranus,Geotagged,Malaysia,Summer

Habitat

They are relatively common in forests and in urban settings such as parks and gardens.

Food

They feed on small insects. Usually ants and termites.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyAgamidae
GenusDraco
SpeciesD. sumatranus
Photographed in
Indonesia
Malaysia