Draco melanopogon, commonly known as the black-bearded gliding lizard, is a species of agamid "flying lizard" endemic to Southeast Asia.
Distribution
South Thailand (south of Isthmus of Kra), West Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore.
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Scientific classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Subphylum
Vertebrata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Suborder
Lacertilia
Family
Agamidae
Genus
Draco
Species
Draco melanopogon
Common names
German: Schwarzbart-Flugdrache
English:
Black-barbed flying dragon
Black-bearded gliding lizard
Thai: กิ้งก่าบินคอดำ
Subspecies
Draco melanopogon melanopogon, George Albert Boulenger, 1887
Draco melanopogon nigriappendiculatus, Edward Bartlett, 1894
Range: Sumatra, Borneo. Type locality: Kuching, Sarawak.
Synonyms
Draco melanopogon, Larry Lee Grismer (2011)
Draco melanopogon nigriappendiculatus, Rudolf Malkmus et al. (2002)