Draco palawanensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Draconinae
Genus: Draco
Species: Draco palawanensis

Name

Draco palawanensis McGuire & Alcala, 2000: 85

• Holotype: PNM 5770, adult ♂, collected by Rafe M. Brown on 12 June 1994.
• Type locality: “Barangay Alfonzo 13, Quezon, Palawan Island, Palawan Province, Republic of the Philippines, less than 25 m elevation”.

References

Primary references

• McGuire, J.A. & Alcala, A.C. 2000. A Taxonomic Revision of the Flying Lizards (Iguania: Agamidae: Draco) of the Philippine Islands, with a Description of a New Species. Herpetological Monographs 14: 81–138. DOI: 10.2307/1467046 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Draco palawanensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 November 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Palawan Flying Dragon