Open AccessIdentification key to species of the flying lizard genus Draco Linnaeus, 1758 (Squamata: Agamidae) in Thailand
Author(s) -
Nattawut Srichairat,
Pattanee Jantrarotai,
Prateep Duengkae,
Yodchaiy Chuaynkern
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
agriculture and natural resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.319
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2468-1458
pISSN - 2452-316X
DOI - 10.1016/j.anres.2017.02.002
Subject(s) - agamidae , squamata , biology , lizard , identification key , zoology , key (lock) , identification (biology) , genus , ecology
A species identification key of flying lizards in the genus Draco from Thailand was constructed based on 521 preserved specimens from collections during 1967–2012 in the Natural History Museum (THNHM), National Science Museum, Technopolis, Pathum Thani, Thailand. Regardless of sexual characters, four characters were used to identify Draco spp. lizards: 1) nostril direction; 2) type of tympanum; 3) pattern of patagium; and 4) snout with or without a series of scales forming a Y-shaped figure. The specimens were identified into nine species—Draco blanfordii, Draco fimbriatus, Draco maculatus, Draco maximus, Draco melanopogon, Draco obscurus, Draco quinquefasciatus, Draco taeniopterus and Draco volans