Draco
Lizards are reptiles and they are a carnivore. They live in southeast
Asia. They
can grow up to 8.4 inches long. They are abundant throughout their
range and have no special conservation status. Draco lizards use
their long, slender tails to steer themselves, and each sortie can
carry them up to 30 feet. These are so-called flying dragons because
they can fly to tree to tree. They have a set of elongated ribs,
which means they can extend and retract. Between these ribs are folds of
skin that rest flat against the body. They have flattened bodies,
which also aid in flight, and are a mottled brown in color. The
undersides of their wings are blue in males and yellow in females.
They also have a flap of skin on the bottom of their necks called a
dewlap. This is bright yellow in males and bluish gray in females.
Although Dracos usually avoid going to the ground, females still
must descend to deposit eggs. The lizard uses her pointed snout to
create a small hole in the ground, where she lays about five eggs and
then covers the hole with dirt. She remains on the ground for about
24 hours, fiercely guarding the nest, and then returns to the trees
and leaves the eggs to their fate.
This is the picture of a Draco Lizard. I found this picture on animals.nationalgeographic.com.
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