Draco volans
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Javanese Flying Lizard
Also known as:
Common Gliding Lizard, Common Flying Lizard
My wife and I flew to Bali as the first step of our trip out to the legendary home of Komodo dragons. As we rode in a bus from the Bali airport to our lodging for the next couple of days, I was thrilled to see what I thought I recognized as flying lizards clinging to tree trunks along the road. Sure enough, these fantastic lizards were quite common in this area.
Printed references:
- Auffenberg, W. 1980. The Herpetofauna of Komodo, with Notes on Adjacent Areas
Bulletin of the Florida State Museum Biological Sciences Volume 25 Number 2 - Cox, M. J., van Dijk, P. P., Nabhitabhata, J., Thirakhupt, K. 1998. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand
- Das, I. 2010. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-east Asia
- Manthey, U. 2008. Agamid Lizards of Southern Asia: Draconinae 1
- Rogner, M. 1997. Lizards
- Somaweera, R. 2017. A Naturalist's Guide to the Reptiles & Amphibians of Bali