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Draco sp.
Also known as 'Flying Dragons', these lizards possess a gliding structure, or patagium, attached to specialised ribs which can be extended away from the body. They cling to tree trunks, where they feed on ants, and may be glimpsed gliding many metres to another tree. They also have a brightly coloured dewlap, or gular flag, beneath the neck which is extended for display purposes. There are more than 40 species, the majority occurring in Southeast Asia. This one seems to be very young and mostly green. It jumped into a tree (4th pic) In the last pic I show a different specimen that the guides told me to be a juvenile female from the same species.
Sepilok, Discovery Center, forest trails.
Spotted on Sep 23, 2015
Submitted on Dec 13, 2015
6 Comments
Hey, Marta, excellent job on a well deserved nomination!
Thanks! :-)
Congrats Marta, your stunning little Gliding Lizard has made the top 10 reptile spottings in the '2015 Best Wildlife Photo' mission! Rangers are voting on the top 10 reptile spottings, and the top 3 will be announced on February 8th. The top 3 spottings will be commented on here on the site, but make sure you keep a look out on our Facebook app page for the announcement as well! Congratulations on making the top 10! https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah
Thanks for the Likes. Yes, they are brightly colored. The female is more brownish. We saw the male flying from the stone to the tree. I have added the pic we did just when it jumped. Is not of very good quality but you can see the patagium :-)
Fantastic find Marta. I didn't think they were so brightly colored.
Beautiful colours!