Draco norvillii

Draco norvillii
Norvill's Flying Lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Draco
Species: D. norvillii
Binomial name
Draco norvillii
Alcock, 1895

Draco norvillii is an agamid flying lizard, capable of gliding from tree to tree, which is found in India (Assam: Naga Hills, Doom Dooma; Arunachal Pradesh, NE India). The species have been recorded gliding up to 50 meters. A rare and endangered species of lizard named after the collector of the type (F. H. Norvill) of Doom Dooma, Upper Assam (now Arunachal Pradesh), the type locality may be restricted to 'North-eastern India, possibly Doom Dooma (27° 34' N; 88° 08' E), Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India). It feeds on insects and other small invertebrates. It is a dark green with a yellow stripe going from its eye to its neck and a green and yellow wing membrane.

References

  • Alcock, A. 1895 J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 64(1): 14.
  • Musters, C. J. M. 1983 Taxonomy of the genus Draco L. (Agamidae, Lacertilia, Reptilia). Zool. Verh., Leiden (199): 1-120