NE Pv SOL pAIvIE) WANDS 
FLYING DRAGON (Draco volans) : MALAYSIA 
By means of elongated, movable ribs the several species of this genus are able to spread 
a membraneous skin and glide from tree to tree. 
They do not actually fly. The “wings” of 
some of the species are brightly colored. Photo by Raymond L,. Ditmars. 
It has recently been alleged that a 
small parasite is responsible for this 
habit. It is thought that a mite causes 
blisters about the eye, which burst and 
produce a hemorrhage as the lizard puffs 
up in angry fashion when handled. 
For variability of form the lizards cf 
both the Old and New World stand 
about eqial. A unique development ex- 
ists among the members of an Old World 
family, which, possessing enormously 
elongated ribs covered with dilatable 
skin, are able to spread these membranes 
and sail in parachute-like fashion from 
URES LOT EEE: 
The geckos, which are cosmopolitan, 
have an adhesive pad on each toe, and 
are able to run inverted on horizontal 
surfaces with the agility of a fly. 
Some of the African desert lizards are 
