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Gliding Lizard
Draco sp.
5.84623, 117.956
Field Notes
Description:
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.
Habitat:
Sepilok, Discovery Center, forest trails.
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