Draco boschmai explained

Draco boschmai is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Etymology

The specific name, boschmai, is in honor of Dutch zoologist Hilbrand Boschma.^[1]

Geographic range

Within Indonesia D. boschmai is found on the islands of Adonara, Flores, Komodo, Lombok, Rinca, Sulawesi, Sumba, and Sumbawa.

Description

D. boschmai may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 9cm (04inches). The patagium is dark brown.

Reproduction

D. boschmai is oviparous.

Further reading

• Hennig W (1936). "Revision der Gattung Draco (Agamidae)". Temminckia, Leiden 1: 153–220. (Draco volans boschmai, new subspecies). (in German).
• McGuire JA, Kiew BH (2001). "Phylogenetic systematics of Southeast Asian flying lizards (Iguania: Agamidae: Draco) as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence data". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 72: 203–229. (Draco boschmai, new status).
• Musters CJM (1983). "Taxonomy of the genus Draco L. (Agamidae, Lacertilia, Reptilia)". Zoologische Verhandelingen (199): 1–120. (Draco volans boschmai).

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]