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Draco haematopogon GRAY, 1831

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Red-bearded Flying Dragon, Yellow-bearded Gliding Lizard
G: Rotbart-Flugdrache 
SynonymDraco 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: 523
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 
DistributionIndonesia (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”.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: RMNH 2958A (fide Musters 1983: 30) 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: 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).


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CommentThe type material of this species was collected on West Java according to MERTENS 1957. 
EtymologyApparently 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. 
References
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  • Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Description of new reptiles and batrachians obtained in Borneo by Mr. C. Hose and Mr. A. Everett. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1893: 522-528 - get paper here
  • Chan-ard, T., Parr, J.W.K. & Nabhitabhata, J. 2015. A field guide to the reptiles of Thailand. Oxford University Press, NY, 352 pp. [see book reviews by Pauwels & Grismer 2015 and Hikida 2015 for corrections] - get paper here
  • Das , I. 2004. Lizards of Borneo. Natural History Publications, Kota Kinabalu, Borneo
  • de Rooij, N. de 1915. The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden (E. J. Brill), xiv + 384 pp. - get paper here
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  • Gray, J. E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & E. Pidgeon: The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed [Vol. 9]. Whittaker, Treacher and Co., London: 481 + 110 pp. [1830] - get paper here
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