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Flying Dragon – Draco

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Draco is a genus of agamid lizards that are also known as flying lizards, flying dragons or gliding lizards. Wikipedia

These lizards are capable gliding flight their ribs and their connecting membrane may be extended to create “wings” patagia , the hindlimbs are flattened and wing-like in cross-section, and a flap on the neck (the gular flag) serves as a horizontal stabilizer and are sometimes used in warning to others.

Glides as long as 60 m (200 ft) have been recorded.

Spotted at Choa Chu Kang

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