Draco melanopogon explained

Draco melanopogon, commonly known as the black-bearded gliding lizard or black-barbed flying dragon, is a species of agamid "flying lizard" endemic to Southeast Asia.^[1] It is a typically forest-dwelling arboreal lizard.^[2] It preys on small invertebrates like ants and is oviparous. They are notable for relying solely on dewlap-mediated communication, instead of conveying signals via both headbobbing and employing dewlaps, as is typical for lizards with dewlaps.^[3]

Further reading

• Boulenger GA. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I- XL. (Draco melanopogon, new species, p. 492).
• Das I. 2006. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. . (Draco melanopogon, p. 79).

External links

• Draco melanopogon entry at Ecology Asia website

Notes and References

1. Myers P, Espinosa R, Parr CS, Jones T, Hammond GS, Dewey TA. 2008. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed June 01, 2008 at http://animaldiversity.org
2. Book: Lim, Kelvin K. P. . Lim . Francis Leong Keng . A guide to the amphibians & reptiles of Singapore . Singapore Science Centre . Singapore . 1992 . 9971-88-304-X . 25855353 .
3. https://www.anoleannals.org/2023/03/11/dewlap-displays-supersede-headbobs-yet-again/