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Draco sumatranus SCHLEGEL, 1844

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Common Gliding Lizard 
SynonymDraco viridis var. sumatrana SCHLEGEL 1844
Draco volans sumatranus — MUSTERS 1983: 87 (part.)
Draco volans sumatranus — CHAN-ARD et al. 1999: 97
Draco sumatranus — MCGUIRE & HEANG 2001
Draco sumatranus — GRISMER et al. 2002
Draco sumatranus — DAS & YAAKOB 2007
Draco sumatranus — GRISMER & QUAH 2019 
DistributionIndonesia (Natuna islands), Selangor, Malaysia (incl. Pulau Tioman, Borneo: Sabah, Sarawak; fide CHAN-ARD et al. 1999, DAS & YAAKOB 2007), Thailand, Singapore

Type locality: Sumatra  
Reproductionoviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesLectotype: RMNH 2933 F, female; Paralectotypes: RMNH RENA.2933 a-e, g 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A subspecies reaching a snout-vent length of 85 mm; gular pouch with or without slightly enlarged scales in males; thornlike scale usually small, to 0.03 times the head length; dorsals 103-166, more or less subequal; outer parts of patagium in males and females dark brown with lighter spots, bands usually not well recognizable (Musters 1983: 88).


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CommentThis species has been previously considered as a synonym of D. volans.

Distribution: see map in Musters 1983: 82 (which shows sumatranus in S Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo, and a few islands off Sumatra) 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
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