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Spotted Flying Dragon

Draco maculatus

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12 Comments

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Thinkin maybe Draco maculatus . Some images show horns and some don't
http://www.flickr.com/photos/antoniogona...

FlorianMeier
FlorianMeier 10 years ago

I´m by far no specialist and had no time for research on that one yet. I very agree with the Draco Genera, as this one on my pic definitly had those specially-modified ribs to glide.

cheers

JoeHartman
JoeHartman 10 years ago

Here my two cents. It for sure is NOT a C. versicolor. First the skin is different, second the throat skin is not that much visible in C.v., but for me the most important difference is that there is no ear spot visible.
If you want a clear view of an adult male C.v. have a look at this spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/417...

It's neither a Butterfly Lizard, that would show extra skin between fore- and hind legs. Draco I don't know, no knowledge other than books :)

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Well I've been looking at that neck from the beginning but I had this preconceived notion of Draco with a disproportionately thinner neck/smaller head...but maybe you've got it.

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Loose skin by the ribs, looking flat and dewlap on neck and some still have horns above the eye like this one.
http://myths-made-real.blogspot.com/2010...

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Scott would it be crazy to suggest a Draco?

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

The skin is flaccid which doesn't help, but it just doesn't look like Calotes versicolor to me. Besides the body pattern (which can be variable, I'll grant) the head just doesn't look right. It seems to have some small spines above the eyes and the cervical crest looks different. I just don't know. However look at these female Acanthosaura lepidogaster: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lagart0/688... http://www.flickr.com/photos/63288875@N0...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/save_the_fr...
http://www.hippocampus-bildarchiv.de/tie...

I'm not convinced though...perhaps one of the other species of that genus?

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

I will also keep researching if someone doesn't come up with something.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

I spent an hour on this earlier and did not come up with anything close even though the form and color --- versicolor --- in the species is, as you mention, diverse. Now if you have a "specific" example to look at...well, I'd be happy to do that. :-)

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

How about trying this site http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/view...

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

It may be, but besides being a bit thin, it looks different from the hundreds already on PN...

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

I have a feeling this is an Oriental Garden lizard Calotes versicolor
They have many looks and colors, and yes they have colored throat on the males.

FlorianMeier
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จังหวัดเชียงราย, Thailand

Spotted on Oct 14, 2013
Submitted on Oct 14, 2013

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