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Blanford's Flying Dragon

Agamids & Forest Lizards

Photo: Rushenb · CC BY-SA 4.0

Draco blanfordii

Basic stats

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)

Quick answers

What does the Blanford's Flying Dragon eat?
Ants
What habitat does the Blanford's Flying Dragon live in?
Dense seasonal tropical forest from sea level to 1,200m
Where is the Blanford's Flying Dragon found?
Bangladesh, southwestern Yunnan in China, India, western Malaysia, Myanmar, eastern Thailand and Vietnam
How big is the Blanford's Flying Dragon?
12.1cm snout–vent length; tail 22.9cm
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