Draco melanopogon

Draco melanopogon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Iguania
Family:Agamidae
Genus:Draco
Species: D. melanopogon
Binomial name
Draco melanopogon
Boulenger, 1887

Draco melanopogon, commonly known as the black-bearded gliding lizard, is a species of agamid "flying lizard" endemic to Southeast Asia.[1]

References

  1. 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

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).


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