Draco Linnaeus 1758 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Agamidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Agamidae according to N. Frank and E. Ramus 1996

See also Fitzinger 1826

Sister taxa: Acanthosura, Agama, Agaminae, Amphibolurus, Aphaniotis, Brachysaura, Brevidensilacerta, Bronchocela, Caimanops, Calotes, Ceratophora, Chelosania, Chlamydosaurus, Clamydosaurus, Cophotis, Coryphophylax, Cryptagama, Ctenophorus, Dendragama, Diporiphora, Gonocephalus, Harpesaurus, Hydrosaurus, Hylagama, Hypsilurus, Indiagama, Japalura, Leiolepis, Lophocalotes, Lophognathus, Lyriocephalus, Mergenagama, Mictopholis, Moloch, Oriocalotes, Otocryptis, Phoxophrys, Phrynocephalus, Physignathus, Pogona, Protodraco, Psammophilus, Pseudocalotes, Pseudotrapelus, Ptyctolaemus, Quercygama, Rankinia, Salea, Sitana, Stellio, Suratagama, Talosaurus, Tinosaurus, Tympanocryptis, Uromastycinae, Vastanagama

Subtaxa: Draco affinis Draco biaro Draco blanfordii Draco dussumieri Draco fimbriatus Draco formosus Draco haematopogon Draco jarechii Draco lineatus Draco maculatus Draco maximus Draco melanopogon Draco norvillii Draco obscurus Draco punctatus Draco quinquefasciatus Draco spilopterus Draco taeniopterus Draco volans

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Ecology: volant

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Draco in the database

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