Kites
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Draco taeniopterus gliding in the Thai national park Mu Ko Phetra |
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The kites ( Draco ) are a genus of the lizard family of the agamas (Agamidae).
The lizards live on trees in the rainforests of Southeast Asia , especially on the islands of the Malay Archipelago and the Philippines .
features
The kites, which are 20 to 26 centimeters long, have five to eight elongated ribs with flying membranes that allow them to glide from tree to tree. Most of the time they only bridge a few meters, but are also capable of gliding up to 60 meters in length. The skin sails, like the throat pouch, are often brightly colored and are folded back on the side of the body when they are at rest.
Kites feed on insects , mainly arboreal ants .
The animals only come to the ground to reproduce and bury up to four eggs.
species
- Draco abbreviatus Hardwicke & Gray, 1827
- Draco affinis Bartlett, 1895
- Draco Biaro Lazell, 1987
- Draco bimaculatus Günther, 1864
- Draco blanfordii Blanford, 1878
- Draco Caerulhians Lazell, 1992
- Draco cornutus Günther, 1864
- Draco cristatellus Günther, 1872
- Draco cyanopterus Peters, 1867
- Draco dussumieri Duméril & Bibron, 1837
- Draco fimbriatus Kuhl, 1820
- Draco Guentheri Boulenger, 1885
- Draco haematopogon Gray, 1831
- Draco indochinensis Smith, 1928 (sometimes synonymous with D. blanfordii )
- Draco jareckii Lazell, 1992
- Draco lineatus Daudin, 1802
- Spotted kite ( Draco maculatus (Gray, 1845))
- Draco maximus Boulenger, 1893
- Draco melanopogon Boulenger, 1887
- Draco mindanensis Stejneger, 1908
- Draco norvillii Alcock, 1895
- Draco obscurus Boulenger, 1887
- Draco ornatus (Gray, 1845)
- Draco palawanensis Mcguire & Alcala, 2000
- Draco quadrasi Boettger, 1893
- Draco quinquefasciatus Hardwicke & Gray, 1827
- Draco reticulatus Günther, 1864
- Draco spilopterus (Wiegmann, 1834)
- Draco taeniopterus Günther, 1861
- Timor kite ( Draco timoriensis Kuhl, 1820)
- Common kite ( Draco volans Linnaeus, 1758)
literature
- J Maximilian Dehling. 2016. How Lizards Fly: A Novel Type of Wing in Animals. BioRxiv. DOI: 10.1101 / 086496
