Black-barbed Flying Dragon
Draco melanopogon
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae (Dragons)
- GenusDraco
- SpeciesDraco melanopogon (Black-barbed Flying Dragon)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park
Barred Flying Dragon
Draco taeniopterus
Blanford's Flying Lizard
Draco blanfordii
Sumatran Gliding Lizard
Draco sumatranus
Asian Gliding Lizard
Draco maculatus
Formosa Gliding Lizard
Draco formosus
Emma Gray's Forest Lizard
Calotes emma
Phuket Pricklenape
Acanthosaura phuketensis
Mount Raya Green Crested Lizard
Bronchocela rayaensis
Siamese Blue Crested Lizard
Calotes goetzi
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-barbed Flying Dragon at Khao Sok National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |