Draco iskandari is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.[2] The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Draco iskandari
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Draco
Species:
D. iskandari
Binomial name
Draco iskandari

Etymology

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The specific name, iskandari, is in honor of Indonesian herpetologist Djoko Tjahono Iskandar.[3]

Geographic range

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D. iskandari is found on the island of Tagulandang, one of the Sangihe Islands off the northern tip of Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1][2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of D. iskandari is forest, but it has also been found in artificial habitats such orchards and plantations.[1]

Behavior

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D. iskandari is arboreal and diurnal.[1]

Reproduction

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D. iskandari is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Reilly S (2021). "Draco iskandari ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T104654123A104654126.en. Accessed on 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Draco iskandari at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 April 2021.
  3. ^ 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 iskandari, p. 131).

Further reading

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  • Koch A (2012). Discovery, Diversity, and Distribution of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi and its offshore islands. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 374 pp. ISBN 978-3-89973-432-4.
  • McGuire JA, Brown RM, Mumpuni, Riyanto A, Andayani N (2007). "The flying lizards of the Draco lineatus group (Squamata: Iguania: Agamidae): A taxonomic revision with descriptions of two new species". Herpetological Monographs 21 (1): 180–213. (Draco iskandari, new species, p. 183).