Species of lizard
Draco jareckii is a species of "flying" lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.[2] 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.[3]
Etymology
The specific name, jareckii, is in honor of American psychiatrist Henry G. Jarecki.[4]
Geographic range
D. jareckii is found on Batan Island in the Philippines.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of D. jareckii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft), but it has also been found in rural gardens.[1]
Behavior
D. jareckii is arboreal, and is usually found on tree trunks at heights of 1.5–6 m (4.9–19.7 ft) above the ground.[1]
Reproduction
D. jareckii is oviparous.[2]
Conservation status
D. jareckii is identified as not in need of specialized conservation actions and labeled of "Least Concern" by the IUCN.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Brown R, Gonzalez JC, Afuang L (2009). "Draco jareckii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T169867A6684141. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169867A6684141.en. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Draco jareckii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 April 2019.
- ^ Goin CJ, Goin OB, Zug GR (1978). Introduction to Herpetology, Third Edition. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company. xi + 378 pp. ISBN 0-7167-0020-4. (Draco, pp. 41, 86, 112, 279, 288).
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Draco jareckii, p. 133).
Further reading
- Lazell JD (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).
- McGuire JA, 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, Kiew BH (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.
