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Draco blanfordii
Diet
Ants
Habitat
Dense seasonal tropical forest from sea level to 1,200m
Range
Bangladesh, southwestern Yunnan in China, India, western Malaysia, Myanmar, eastern Thailand and Vietnam
Size
12.1cm snout–vent length; tail 22.9cm
Blanford's Flying Dragon is a large Draco lizard with a small head, grey-brown upperparts and expandable gliding membranes marbled with dark brown above. The male has a long, narrow throat appendage. Its snout–vent length reaches approximately 12.1cm and its tail about 22.9cm. The membranes allow this arboreal species to glide between trees. (Wikipedia, general species account)
The species is diurnal and inhabits dense seasonal tropical forest from sea level to 1,200m. It feeds on ants and reproduces by laying eggs. Its Asian range includes southwestern Yunnan in China, as well as Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, western Malaysia, eastern Thailand and Vietnam. (Wikipedia, general species account)