This small and well camouflaged lizard is found in the leaf litter on the forest floor of tropical forests in Amazonian Brazil and Peru. Its in the family Tropiduridae (the ground lizards). Not much is known of this lizard’s life history and habits.
The flying dragon lizard (Draco volans)
So dragons still exist, only now they are very small!Meet the Draco volans, known as the common flying dragon.Draco volans, a species of lizard in the family Agamidae, is native to Southeast Asia and Southeast India. This species can reach up to 22 cm in length, including the tail, and males are usually shorter than females.Draco volans is endowed with wing-like lateral extensions of skin, called patagia, which give it the ability to glide. In fact, the reptile is entirely arboreal and is considered a passive glider or parachutist. The male’s patagium is tan to bright orange with dark bands, while the female’s has irregular patterns instead of bands.