Draco jareckii

Draco jareckii is a species of "flying" lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines. Like all members of the genus Draco, males possess a dewlap for displaying, and both sexes possess pseudo-wings (patagia) for gliding from high places, though not actually capable of powered flight.

Etymology

The specific name, jareckii, is in honor of American psychiatrist Henry G. Jarecki.

Geographic range

D. jareckii is found on Batan Island in the Philippines.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. jareckii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to , but it has also been found in rural gardens.

Behavior

D. jareckii is arboreal, and is usually found on tree trunks at heights of above the ground.

Reproduction

D. jareckii is oviparous.

Conservation status

D. jareckii is identified as not in need of specialized conservation actions and labeled of "Least Concern" by the IUCN.

References

Further reading

• (1992). "New Flying Lizards and Predictive Biogeography of Two Asian Archipelagos". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 152 (9): 475–505. (Draco jareckii, new species, pp. 488–498).
• , Alcala AC (2000). "A Taxonomic Revision of the Flying Lizards (Iguania: Agamidae: Draco) of the Philippine Islands, with a Description of a New Species". Herpetological Monographs 14: 81–138. (Draco jareckii, p. 105).
• McGuire JA, (2001). "Phylogenetic systematics of Southeast Asian flying lizards (Iguania: Agamidae: Draco) as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence data". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 72 (2): 203–229.