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Draco sp.
Also named Philippines flying lizard or dragon. Common food are ants and can glide about 30 meter between trees. Have between there front and aft legs a kind off wing that's made them possible to glide between trees.
Spotted on Oct 10, 2013
Submitted on Nov 27, 2013
7 Comments
Thank you KitchilPus, No worries.
Thanks Mr Scott Frazier,sorry overlooked the previous comment you give.
Hello KitchilPus, in follow-up to my previous message...A species can have only one scientific name (except for synonyms). You have listed two different scientific names (one has been placed under "common name" and one under scientific name). That is not possible. They are different species. In addition, Draco maculatus does not occur in the Philippines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_macul... . The common name for Draco volans is the common flying dragon. If this is indeed Draco volans please use common flying dragon in the common name space and Draco volans in the scientific name space. However I must caution you that there are several Draco species in the Philippines. See http://philbreo.lifedesks.org/pages/3654... You could use "Draco sp." as the scientific name and flying dragon as the common name, if you don't know which exact species it is.
Good one!
Hello. You have one scientific name Drago volans (should be Draco) in the common name space and another scientific name Draco maculatus in the scientific name space. I'm not sure which species is the Philippines flying lizard you mention because both species are widespread beyond the Philippines. Please use a common name in the common name space and decide on which scientific name is appropriate. If you are unable to decide you could always say "Draco sp." :-)
Super !
Amazing!!!