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title: "Common Gliding Lizard"
description: "Draco sumatranus — Rettili. Draco sumatranus, the common gliding lizard, is a species of agamid lizard endemic to Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/common-gliding-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Gliding Lizard

> Draco sumatranus — Rettili. Draco sumatranus, the common gliding lizard, is a species of agamid lizard endemic to Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Draco sumatranus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 1814
- Wikidata: [Q3038530](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3038530)
- iNaturalist taxon: [99567](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/99567)

## Names

- en: Common Gliding Lizard
- nl: Common Gliding Lizard

## Countries with the most observations

SG (993), TH (197), MY (161), ID (127)

## Summary

Draco sumatranus, the common gliding lizard, is a species of agamid lizard endemic to Southeast Asia. It has elongated ribs and skin flaps on the sides of its body.  When opened, these skin flaps allow it to glide between tree trunks.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_sumatranus

## Photo

![Common Gliding Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-gliding-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233646289

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-gliding-lizard?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).