Draco indochinensis Smith, 1928

Stuart Ko Sok Thy Neang, Bryan L., 2006, A Collection Of Amphibians And Reptiles From Hilly Eastern Cambodia, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 54 (1), pp. 129-155 : 146-147

Draco indochinensis Smith

Material examined. – O’Rang: FMNH 262713 , hilly evergreen forest, 12°20'05.8"N 107°02'26.2"E, 500 m elev., 12 Dec.2003 ; FMNH 262714 , hilly evergreen forest with bamboo, 12°15'41.6"N 107°03'48.2"E, 480 m elev., 7 Nov.2003 .

Remarks. – A juvenile (FMNH 262713; SVL 70.8) and adult (FMNH 262714; SVL 107.8) fully agree with the original and expanded descriptions ( Smith, 1928, 1935) of D. indochinensis , except the juvenile has 10 and the adult 11 supralabials on each side (9 given by Smith for two females). The nostril is directed upwards; the tympanum is naked; the patagium is supported by five ribs; some of the four black transverse bands on the dorsal surface of the patagium bifurcate as they approach the body; and a thick black transverse band extends across the posterior gular region from one throat lappet to the other. Smith (1935) and McGuire and Heang (2001) distinguished both sexes of D. indochinensis from the similar D. blanfordii Boulenger by the latter character.

The juvenile was collected in the morning (0844 hrs.) on the trunk of a tree 1.5 m above the ground. The adult was sleeping at night (1835 hrs.) on the trunk of an 18 cm diameter at breast height tree 2.5 m above the ground.

This is the first report of the species in Cambodia since the holotype was obtained at Bokor , in the Elephant Mountains of southwestern Cambodia .