Draco maculatus John Edward Gray, 1845

Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Naithani, Archana, Pawangkhanant, Parinya & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2025, Lizard survey of Ko Pha-gnan in the Surat Thani Province, Thailand, Biodiversity Data Journal 13, pp. e 154712-e 154712 : e154712-

Draco maculatus John Edward Gray, 1845

Distribution

This species is arboreal and cryptic. It was detected in one National Park forest transect and one human disturbed forest transect.

Notes

This arboreal species (Fig. 4 ) is a small diurnal agamid lizard. Notable characteristics include specialised wing-like membranes attached to elongated ribs allowing it to glide through the forest canopy ( Srichairat et al. 2014). It has distinctive patterning with dark spots on its wings. Diet includes small insects such as ants, termites, beetles and flies.

Figures

Figure 4. Agamidae lizards. A Calotes versicolor; B Calotes emma with evident post-ocular spine; C Calotes emma (photo credit: James Covert); D Draco maculatus (photo credit: Ton Smits); E Leiolepis belliana.