Species of Thailand
Black-bearded flying dragon
Draco melanopogon
George Albert Boulenger, 1887
In Thai: กิ้งก่าบินคอดำ
Draco melanopogon, commonly known as the black-bearded gliding lizard, is a species of agamid "flying lizard" endemic to Southeast Asia.
Distribution
South Thailand (south of Isthmus of Kra), West Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Lacertilia
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Draco
- Species
- Draco melanopogon
Common names
- German: Schwarzbart-Flugdrache
- English:
- Black-barbed flying dragon
- Black-bearded gliding lizard
- Thai: กิ้งก่าบินคอดำ
Subspecies
Draco melanopogon melanopogon, George Albert Boulenger, 1887
Draco melanopogon nigriappendiculatus, Edward Bartlett, 1894
Range: Sumatra, Borneo. Type locality: Kuching, Sarawak.
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Range Map

- Bang Lang National Park
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Luang National Park
- Khao Phra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary
- Ko Lanta District, Krabi
- San Kala Khiri National Park
- Yong Waterfall National Park