---
title: "Javan Flying Dragon"
description: "Draco volans — Rettili. Draco volans also commonly known as the common flying dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/javan-flying-dragon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Javan Flying Dragon

> Draco volans — Rettili. Draco volans also commonly known as the common flying dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.

- Scientific name: *Draco volans*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 1016
- Wikidata: [Q612564](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q612564)
- iNaturalist taxon: [99570](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/99570)

## Names

- en: Javan Flying Dragon
- de: Gemeiner Flugdrache
- es: Lagarto Volador
- fr: Dragon volant
- nl: Vliegend draakje
- pl: Smok latający

## Countries with the most observations

ID (778)

## Summary

Draco volans also commonly known as the common flying dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. Like other members of genus Draco, this species has the ability to glide using winglike lateral extensions of skin called patagia.
The species is exclusively arboreal.

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

## Photo

![Javan Flying Dragon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/javan-flying-dragon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Holle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266062233

## Machine access

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