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Gliding Lizard
Draco sp.
5.16667, 118.75
Field Notes
Description:
The ribs and their connecting membrane can be extended to create a wing, the hindlimbs are flattened and wing-like in cross-section, and a small set of flaps on the neck serve as a horizontal stabilizer.
Glides as long as 60m have been recorded, over which the animal loses only 10m in height.
Habitat:
rainforest
Notes:
I spotted this in Tabin Wildlife Reserve. It was strangely on the ground. My guide kind of backed it up to some water. It had nowhere to go. He then picked it up and tossed it gently. It spun around for a second and then its wings opened and it glided gracefully to the ground. So cool to watch!
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