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Norvill's Flying Lizard
Draco norvillii Alcock, 1895
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.
Draco norvilli, Hornbill Plateau, Namdapha Tiger Reserve
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Open encyclopedia reference
Draco norvillii, also known commonly as Alcock's flying dragon and Norvill's flying lizard, is species of lizard in the subfamily Draconinae of the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to India. It is capable of gliding from tree to tree, and has been recorded gliding up to 50 metres (160 ft). It feeds on insects and other small invertebrates.
Wikipedia contributors, Draco norvillii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:33:51.244888+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Draco norvillii Alcock, 1895
- Name authority
- Alcock, 1895
- Common name
- Norvill's Flying Lizard
- 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 norvillii Alcock, 1895
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 |
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=norvillii 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:37K67. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.