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Draco obscurus BOULENGER, 1887

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
SubspeciesDraco obscurus obscurus BOULENGER 1887
Draco obscurus laetepictus HENNING 1936 
Common NamesE: Dusky Gliding Lizard
G: Rotlappen-Flugdrache 
SynonymDraco obscurus BOULENGER 1887: 95
Draco obscurus — DE ROOIJ 1915: 85
Draco formosus obscurus — HENNIG 1936: 218
Draco formosus obscurus — WERMUTH 1967: 48
Draco formosus obscurus — MANTHEY 1983
Draco obscurus obscurus — MUSTERS 1983
Draco affinis BAUMANN 1913 (non BARTLETT 1894; fide MANTHEY 1983)
Draco obscurus — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 172
Draco obscurus — COX et al. 1998: 102
Draco obscurus obscurus — MALKMUS et al. 2002: 238
Draco cf. obscurus — AULIYA 2006

Draco obscurus laetepictus HENNING 1936
Draco formosus laetepictus — HENNING 1936
Draco formosus laetepictus — WERMUTH 1967: 48
Draco obscurus laetepictus — MUSTERS 1983: 69 
Distributionobscurus: Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Natuna islands), Thailand; Type locality: Mount Kina Baloo, Borneo.

laetepictus: Mentawei Islands; Type locality: Siberut, Mentawei Islands.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: unlocated
Holotype: MTD (= MTKD), destroyed (lost), paratype: ZRC [laetepictus]
Holotype: not in BMNH (P. Campbell, pers. comm., 7 July 2014). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Gular pouch in males only slightly widened distally; dorsals 146-174; hindlimbs 0.92-1.08 times the distance between the limbs; tail length 1.83-2.00 times the snout-vent length; chin with large light yellowish spots, making a reticulated impression (Musters 1983: 66).


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CommentSubspecies: Draco obscurus formosus BOULENGER 1900 has been elevated to full species status. 
References
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