Draco volans

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida 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 volans

Name

Draco volans Linnaeus, 1758: 199

Syntypes (3): NRM 104 and 105, both ♂; UUZM 11.
Type locality: “India, Africa” .

Synonyms

Draco viridis Daudin, 1802: 301
- Type material: MNHN.
- Type locality: “Java”.

Draco fuscus Daudin, 1802: 307
- Type material: MNHN.
- Type locality: not stated.

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
Daudin, F.M. 1802. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des reptiles : ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini. Tome Troisième. L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart: Paris. 452 pp. + pls. XXVI–XLV. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Andersson, L.G. 1900. Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of Linnaeus’s Reptilia in the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(1): 1–29. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Draco volans. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 August 2018.
Quah, E., Grismer, L. & McGuire, J. 2018. IUCN: Draco volans (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T99929352A99929358. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99929352A99929358.en. Accessed on 02 July 2022.

Vernacular names

čeština: Dráček létavý
dansk: Drage
Deutsch: Gemeiner Flugdrache
English: Common Flying Dragon
magyar: Közönséges repülőagáma
Bahasa Indonesia: Cecak terbang
Jawa: Klarap
Nederlands: Vliegend draakje
polski: Smok latający
Sunda: Haphap