Draco volans: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the draco volans lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Draco volans
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Agamidae

Where does the draco volans live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the draco volans in 2 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the draco volans endangered?

The draco volans’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the draco volans?

The draco volans (Draco volans) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Agamidae, genus Draco. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the draco volans

Draco volans also commonly known as the common flying dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. Like other members of genus Draco, this species has the ability to glide using winglike lateral extensions of skin called patagia.

The species is exclusively arboreal.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Draco volans (revision 1354923749), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q612564 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).