Draco boschmai is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Etymology

The specific name, boschmai, is in honor of Dutch zoologist Hilbrand Boschma.

Geographic range

Within Indonesia D. boschmai is found on the islands of Adonara, Flores, Komodo, Lombok, Rinca, Sulawesi, Sumba, and Sumbawa.

Description

D. boschmai may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 9 cm (3.5 in). The patagium is dark brown.

Reproduction

D. boschmai is oviparous.

Further reading

  • Hennig W (1936). "Revision der GattungDraco(Agamidae)". Temminckia, Leiden 1: 153–220. (Draco volans boschmai, new subspecies). (in German).
  • McGuire JA, Kiew BH (2001). "Phylogenetic systematics of Southeast Asian flying lizards (Iguania: Agamidae: Draco) as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence data". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 72: 203–229. (Draco boschmai, new status).
  • Musters CJM (1983). "Taxonomy of the genus Draco L. (Agamidae, Lacertilia, Reptilia)". Zoologische Verhandelingen (199): 1–120. (Draco volans boschmai).