Draco bimaculatus GÜNTHER, 1864

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Two-spotted Flying Lizard
Synonym	Draco lineatus bimaculatus GÜNTHER 1864 Draco bimaculatus GÜNTHER 1864: 127 Draco bimaculatus — BOULENGER 1885: 263 Draco lineatus — DE WITTE 1933: 2 (part.) Draco lineatus bimaculatus — HENNIG 1936: 197 Draco lineatus bimaculatus — WERMUTH 1967: 49 Draco lineatus bimaculatus — MUSTERS 1983 Draco bimaculatus — INGER 1983 Draco bimaculatus — ROSS & LAZELL 1991 Draco bimaculatus — MCGUIRE & ALCALA 2000: 91
Distribution	S Philippines (Basilan, Bohol, Dinagat, Jolo, Lapac, Leyte, Lugus, Mindanao, Ponson, Samar, Sanga Sanga, Siargao, Tawitawi [fide MCGUIRE & ALCALA]; Zamboanga, Siasi, Agusan, ). Type locality: Philippines.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: BMNH 24.1.g
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A subspecies reaching a snout-vent length of 73 m m; supralabials 8-10; tympanum usually covered with smooth skin; lateral pouches with slightly enlarged scales; dorsals 122-150; five ribs in patagium; a black, white-centred spot between the tympanum and the corner of the mouth (as lineatus bimaculatus, Musters 1983: 40).
Comment	The original description is available online (see link below).
References	Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp. - get paper here Decena, S. C. P., Macasait Jr, D. R., & Arguelles, M. S. 2023. Species Accounts, Assemblage, and Microhabitats of Amphibians and Reptiles of Northeastern Leyte, Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science, 152(1), 1-34 Günther, A. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. London (Taylor & Francis), xxvii + 452 pp. - get paper here Hennig, W. 1936. Revision der Gattung Draco (Agamidae). Temminckia, Leiden 1: 153-220 Inger,R.F. 1983. Morphological and ecological variation in the flying lizards (genus Draco). Fieldiana: Zoology, New Ser. 18: vi, 1-35 - get paper here McGuire, Jimmy A. & Heang, Kiew Bong 2001. Phylogenetic systematics of Southeast Asian flying lizards (Iguania: Agamidae: Draco) as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 72: 203–229 - get paper here McGuire, Jimmy A. and Angel C. Alcala 2000. A taxonomic revision of the flying lizards (Iguania: Agamidae: Draco) of the Philippine Islands, with a description of a new species. Herpetological Monographs 14: 81-138 - get paper here Musters, C. J. M. 1983. Taxonomy of the genus Draco L. (Agamidae, Lacertilia, Reptilia). Zoologische Verhandelingen (199): 1-120 - get paper here Rosales, A., Suhian, J. P., Gamalinda, E., Paz, S., & Solania-Naling, C. 2023. Herpetofauna of forest fragments within the Agata Mining Ventures Incorporated (AMVI), Agusan del Norte, Caraga Region, Philippines. Journal of Ecosystem Science and Eco-Governance, 5(2), 54-65 - get paper here Ross, C.A. & Lazell, J.D. 1991. Amphibians and reptiles of Dinagat and Siargao Islands, Philippines. Philippine J. of Science 119 [1990]: 257-286 Sanguila MB, Cobb KA, Siler CD, Diesmos AC, Alcala AC, Brown RM 2016. The amphibians and reptiles of Mindanao Island, southern Philippines, II: the herpetofauna of northeast Mindanao and adjacent islands. ZooKeys 624: 1–132, doi: 10.3897/zookeys.624.9814 - get paper here Taylor, E.H. 1922. The lizards of the Philippine Islands. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bureau of Science, Government of the Philippine Islands, Manila, Publication no. 17: 269 pp. - get paper here Witte, G. F. de 1933. Liste de batraciens et des reptiles d’extreme orient et des Indes Orientales recueilli, en 1932, (part.) S.A.R. le Prince Leopold de Belgique. Bulletin du Musée Royale d’Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 9: 1-8
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.flickr.com/photos/28722516@N02/2785791094/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/294068586151080/ Google images

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