Draco modiglianii

{{Short description|Species of lizard}} {{speciesbox | image = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>Riyanto, A. (2021). "''Draco modiglianii'' ". The IUCN Red List of Threaened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T104655654A104655659.en. Accessed on 03 November 2025.</ref> | genus = Draco | species = modiglianii | authority = Vinciguerra, 1892 | range_map = Draco modiglianii Distribution.jpg | synonyms = *''Draco lineatus modiglianii'' <br/>{{small|Vinciguerra, 1892}} | synonyms_ref = <ref name=RDB/> }}

'''''Draco modiglianii''''', also known commonly as the '''Enggano flying lizard''', the '''lined flying dragon''', and '''Modigliani's flying dragon''', is a species of lizard in the subfamily Draconinae of the family Agamidae.<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species|genus=Draco|species=modiglianii|access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref> The species is native to in Indonesia.

==Etymology== The specific name, ''modiglianii'', is in honor of Italian zoologist Elio Modigliani.<ref>{{EponymDictionaryReptiles}}</ref>{{rp|181}}

==Description== ''Draco modigliannii'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of {{cvt|7|cm|in}}. It has 6–9 upper labials. The "wing" (patagium) contains 6–7 ribs.<ref name=RDB/>

==Geographic distribution== ''Draco modiglianii'' is endemic to Enggano Island, a small island {{cvt|80|km|mi}} off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.<ref name=iucn/><ref name=RDB/>

==Habitat== The preferred natural habitat of ''Draco modiglianii'' is forest, at elevations from sea level to {{cvt|200|m|ft}}, but it has also been found in plantations and villages.<ref name=iucn/>

==Reproduction== ''Draco modiglianii'' is oviparous.<ref name=RDB/>

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==Further reading== *{{cite journal |last1=Iqbal |first1=Muhammad |author1-link=species:Muhammad Iqbal |last2=Kuswanto |first2=Adi |last3=Aini |first3=Kurratul |last4=Setiawan |first4=Arum |last5=Yustian |first5=Indra |title=Predation of an Enggano Flying Lizard (''Draco modigliannii'' Vinciguerra, 1892) (Squamata: Agamidae) by a Collared Kingfisher (''Todiramphus chloris)'' on Enggano Island |journal=Herpetology Notes |date=2021 |volume=14 |pages=49–51}} *{{cite journal |last1=Musters |first1=C.J.M. |author1-link=species:Cornelis Johannes Maria Musters |title=Taxonomy of the genus ''Draco'' L. (Agamidae, Lacertilia, Reptilia) |journal=Zoologische Verhandelingen |issue=199 |pages=1–120 + Plates 1–4}} (''Draco lineatus modiglianii'', new combination, pp. 45–47). *{{cite book |last1=de Rooij |first1=N. |author1-link=Nelly de Rooij |title=The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria |date=1915 |publisher=E.J. Brill |location=Leiden}} xiv + 384 pp. (''Draco modigliannii'', p. 78). *{{cite journal |last1=Vinciguerra |first1=D. |author1-link=Decio Vinciguerra |title=''Rettili e batraci di Engano raccolti da dott. Elio Modigliani '' |journal=Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Serie Seconda |date=1892 |volume=7 |issue=32 |pages=517–526}} (''Draco modiglianii'', new species, p. 523). (in Italian and Latin).

Category:Draco (genus) Category:Lizards of Indonesia Category:Reptiles described in 1892 Category:Taxa named by Decio Vinciguerra