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  • German
    • Gewöhnlicher Flugdrache
  • Scientific names
    • Draco volans
    • Draco viridis
    • Draco minor
    • Draco major
    • Draco fuscus
    • Draci viridis javanica
  • English
    • Common Flying Dragon

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What

Common Flying Dragon Draco volans

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Date

Dec 27, 2010
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Description from Wikipedia

Draco volans, or the Flying Dragon, is a member of the genus of gliding lizards Draco. It can spread out folds of skin attached to its movable ribs to form "wings" that it uses to glide from tree to tree over distances upwards of 8 meters (25 feet); however, like all modern reptiles, it lacks the ability to sustain powered flight, and is capable only of gliding. Its wings are brightly colored with orange, red and...

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