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Black-barbed Flying Dragon
Draco melanopogon Boulenger, 1887
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Black-barbed Flying Dragon (Draco melanopogon)
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Open encyclopedia reference
Draco melanopogon, commonly known as the black-bearded gliding lizard or black-barbed flying dragon, is a species of agamid "flying lizard" endemic to Southeast Asia. It is a typically forest-dwelling arboreal lizard. It preys on small invertebrates like ants and is oviparous. They are notable for relying solely on dewlap-mediated communication, instead of conveying signals via both headbobbing and employing dewlaps, as is typical for lizards with dewlaps.
Wikipedia contributors, Draco melanopogon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:34:21.708930+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Draco melanopogon Boulenger, 1887
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1887
- Common name
- Black-barbed Flying Dragon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Draco
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyDraconinae
- genusDraco
- speciesDraco melanopogon Boulenger, 1887
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Draco. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore Flying DragonDraco abbreviatus Hardwicke & Gray, 1827 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lazell’s Flying DragonDraco biaro Lazell, 1987 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Draco boschmai Hennig, 1936 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Draco caerulhians Lazell, 1992 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crested Flying DragonDraco cristatellus Günther, 1872 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guenther's Flying LizardDraco guentheri Boulenger, 1885 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Draco jareckii Lazell, 1992 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spotted Flying DragonDraco maculatus (Gray, 1845) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Giant Gliding LizardDraco maximus Boulenger, 1893 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mindanao Flying LizardDraco mindanensis Stejneger, 1908 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dusky Gliding LizardDraco obscurus Boulenger, 1887 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| White-spotted Flying LizardDraco ornatus (Gray, 1845) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Draco nigriappendiculatus Bartlett, 1894 Bartlett, 1894 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Draco&species=melanopogon Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:37K5X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.