Identification key to species of the flying lizard genus Draco Linnaeus, 1758 (Squamata: Agamidae) in Thailand

Authors

  • Nattawut Srichairat Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
  • Pattanee Jantrarotai Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
  • Prateep Duengkae Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
  • Yodchaiy Chuaynkern Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

Keywords:

Identification key to species, Qualitative characters, Draco lizards, Preserved specimens, Thailand Natural History Museum

Abstract

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.

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Published

2017-02-28

How to Cite

Srichairat, Nattawut, Pattanee Jantrarotai, Prateep Duengkae, and Yodchaiy Chuaynkern. 2017. “Identification Key to Species of the Flying Lizard Genus Draco Linnaeus, 1758 (Squamata: Agamidae) in Thailand”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 51 (1). Bangkok, Thailand:40-46. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/240201.

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 1 (2017): January-February

Section

Research Article

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