Draco haematopogon GRAY, 1831
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Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Red-bearded Flying Dragon, Yellow-bearded Gliding Lizard G: Rotbart-Flugdrache |
Synonym | Draco haematopogon GRAY 1831: 59 Draco haematopogon — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1837: 458 Draco (Pleuropterus) haematopogon — FITZINGER 1843: 51 Draco haematopogon — BOULENGER 1885: 267 Draco microlepis BOULENGER 1893 Draco microlepis— DE ROOIJ 1915: 86 Draco haematopogon — DE ROOIJ 1915: 84 Draco haematopogon — TAYLOR 1963: 850 Draco haematopogon — MUSTERS 1983: 30 Draco haematopogon — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 176 Draco haematopogon — MCGUIRE & KIEW 2001 Draco haematopogon microlepis — MALKMUS et al. 2002: 231 Draco haematopogon — GRISMER & QUAH 2019 |
Distribution | Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Borneo), Thailand (Koh Phangan, Surat Thani), W Malaysia (incl. Pulau Tioman). Type locality: not given by GRAY. Designated by HENNIG 1936: “Malayische Halbinsel” and MERTENS 1957: “West-Java”. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Lectotype: RMNH 2958A (fide Musters 1983: 30) |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A moderately sized species, maximum snout-vent length 94 mm; nostril directed upward; a row of keeled scales on the snout; usually two median teeth in upper jaw; supralabials9-13, feebly keeled; no thornlikescale on the supraciliaryedge; tympanum usually covered with smooth skin; gular pouch at tip with slightly enlarged scales; lateral pouches with slightly enlarged scales; dorsals 148-184, smooth, subequal; usually five ribs in patagium; hindlimbs about as long as the distance between the legs; no caudal crest; in males a large, coal black spot, in females a grey-brown spot at the base of the gular pouch (Musters 1983: 31). Additional details (108 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | The type material of this species was collected on West Java according to MERTENS 1957. |
Etymology | Apparently named after its reddish tail, from Greek haema or aima = blood and Greek pogon = tail. While the tail is only rarely reddish, the chest appears to be reddish. |
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