The crazy part is that those lines you see running through the wings like veins are actually its ribs! Evolution did a number on these guys. They can expand and contract their chests at will to glide great distances. Only able to catch females as they were laying their eggs.The photos were taken in Buton, Indonesia, in the Lambusango Forest reserve.
What is the name of this lizard?
ReplyDeleteIt was a lot smaller than I had hoped.
ReplyDeletethat's flying lizard..in java island, indonesia that's call "Cleret Gombel"...
ReplyDeleteI want that little dragon
ReplyDeleteare these available for purchase?
ReplyDeleteI sure hope they are not available for purchase. These are wild animals and for the safety of the species and the safety of humans, they should remain in the wild, where nature intended them to be.
ReplyDeletejust leave them in their natural habitat, they may survive longer then, we don't need to own something, let them be free
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
ReplyDeleteAnd totally disgusted by the comment..."Are these available for purchase"?! What the hockey sticks? Mother Nature is not for sale folks! And, it's about time "Man" stopped trying to "control" all creatures environment. Sorry kids, a camera or *trip and exploratory *adventure seems to be the way to go for me. Please...no cages or confinement for all creatures.
Hey.
DeleteEver owned a Dog? Cat? Bird?
They're just domesticated, once wild animals.
So shut up, sit over there, and be the ignorant hypocrite that you are.
Shut uppppppp.. damn...
Delete@Paige Johns
DeleteYeah I know that, but for the good of all you may not tame wild creature
bud grow up , like paige said your a hypocrite. mby we should do the world a favor and cage ur a$$ up
DeleteIts quite sad really. People love exotic pets. I have plenty of lizards and to me this one wouldn't be any different. Some say pets have a better life & live longer anyway so just stfu.
DeleteIts cool so naturally people are goig to want it.
What a beautiful creature! I pray they remain unpaid for, unpossessed, uncaged and free to be what they must be: independent spirits gracing our planet. Thank you so much for sharing her existence and then releasing her.
ReplyDeleteyou idiots that are making a big deal about asking if they are for purchase should go shove their thumbs up their ass and get a life! good grief.....you better not have a pet dog or cat either then assholes.
ReplyDeletehow about sell them az they r zame az catz n dogz they were once wild and alzo ztill are in sum placez so all u animal bummerz go die of aidz haha critizeing urzelfz if u own a dog it should be in wild zame goz for any animal but thatz juzt not the way the cookie crumbllez so like i said before if u still not dead yet go die of aidz muhuhahaha
ReplyDeleteOh..dear..merciful...God....
DeleteI regret to inform you, but you have to be the most illiterate, ignorant son of a bitch I have ever encountered.
My apologies for the expansive vocabulary. If you don't understand, then by all means, please hesitate to ask.
Google the big words.
Look what happened in Florida and look at all the stays around I think people lack responsibilities so I'm with no purchase.
DeleteDont get mad at people cus your ignorant or uninterested
ReplyDeleteSTOP PURCHASING THE WILD LIFE !! EVERYONE WANTS ONE UNTIL THEY GET TO BIG AND YOU'S DONT WANNA TAKE CARE OF THEM !!! JUST LIKE IN FLORIDA !! ENORMOUS PYTHONS ARE TAKING OVER THE EVER GLADES BECAUSE OF STUPID PEOPLE BUYING THEM AND LETTING THEM GO.... LEAVE THE ANIMALS IN THE WILD WHERE THEY BELONG YOU FUCKN IDIOTS !!!! NO REPTILE SHOULD BE FOR SALE , DUE TO THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE CUSTOMERS HAVE WHEN PURCHASING AND LACK OF CARE FOR THE ANIMALS !
ReplyDeleteIt's so fitting that the dragon was discovered during the year of the dragon.
ReplyDeleteWow. Now that is really cool, and more so that u took the time and interest rather than taking up the " I have nothing better to do than criticize hobby." There's enough drama in this once upon a time free country, slowly being destroyed each time someone decides, " oh, that sounds like a great law." Eventually we will no longer be free and that will be the fault of ignorant, and apparently un educated, bored or what have u Americans. Obama is a damn communist, taking away r freedom just like Hitler, he makes his security wear arm bands just like Hitler. Very, very soon, I feel 100% positive we will be in the same situation as a captive animal, reptile, whatever except we have a higher intelligence and some of us actually take great care of our pets. My pets get treated like family. They couldn't have a better life. Sorry, I'm suddenly venting, but my point is this, I wish we could all set greed and the need to feel in control of what once was a great country and appreciate and enjoy the beauty of what we have rather than bicker and criticize because soon, the way things r going, we'll have nothing and it will be the fault of those Americans whom act out and make rash decisions which can only be due to lack of education, boredom, and whatever caused them to think they know better than our fore fathers who gave us our freedom, not knowing it would become a pathetic abuse of what they fought4. I'd bet they're rolling in their graves. Pretty soon, Obama, aka Osama,will have us living the life of the ruling of Hitler due to American stupidity. Sorry 4 the tangent I went on. Long story short, enjoy the wonderful things we have while we have anything. Don't waste ur time on criticism. The way things r going, all will be lost. There is no other country who has what's left of our freedom. No one will save us. We're all we have and we the people have become so spoiled and blind, we the people r soon to become we the victims of Obama, with the middle name Hussein 4 hell's sake.
DeleteFirst and foremost, the ones complaining about the everglades should do research before believing what they hear on the tele......... Have you ever stopped to think about all the pets that people own and what happen to them when the Hurricanes hit down there,,,, when released they do what comes natural and survive and look for their idea habitat.... because you or someone you know may have released or gotten rid of something because life was to chaotic for them doesn't mean that there are not responsible pet owners out there,,, we never hear the arguement about people that shouldn't have kids because of the same thing nor can we stop that, we (hard working people paying taxes) just keep paying for them and their mistakes.... I do believe that some people shouldn't own pets but I believe that there are more people that should not have KIDS.
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DeleteBest comment on this page. Hands down.
Couldn't have said it better. Now, if only people would get over their self righteousness before it's too late. Damn those self centered " I know it all sob's. Keep misery to ur selves and let the rest of us enjoy what we have left before it's gone.
Deleteso is it really a dragon? Or a species of lizard.
ReplyDeletecool bra
ReplyDeletethere are so many amazing creatures in this world if people would only open their eyes.
ReplyDeleteone question...... do they breath fire?
ReplyDeleteYo. Mother fucker who talks with z's instead of s's GET AN EDUCATION BRA. its people like you that are turning our world into an idiocracy. Fucking dumbass.
ReplyDeleteHaha you are awesome.
DeleteI just replied to his post.
He's gonna be stuck on Google for weeks trying to decipher the words I used hahaha
I want one. I can shoot it with steroids and make it a monster! Ok I will just look at the pics.
ReplyDeleteThat's the coolest little lizard ever.
ReplyDeleteTo the person that thinks everything is spelt with a Z, please pay attention to your spell checker as you type. I gave up reading your comment half way through as it was unintelligible.
Haha I struggled through it.
DeleteFor some reason when I am bored, I try to decipher ignorant morons' comments and what not.
i agree with paige. i deal with reptiles and own them, every animal has wild animal in them as same with cats dogs bird, etc. people are idiots and do buy pythons without having the care and also getting scared when they get so big, but these little guys are amazing i know so amny people in the herp world would love to own these. just because u choose to own a reptile doesnt mean they r locked up in cages 24/7 . my herps be out for hours each day, and people love my herps because of how tame they are, yes they still have a wild side but if u give them the proper size tank and heat,etc, they are perfect pets.
Delete^^Past two comments for the win. LOL
ReplyDeleteSo... To all those bashing pet owners. If you do some research animals that are domestic have a better survival rate being dependent on humans versus those species that are not. Human ownership of animals has not just enhanced their lives but made their species safer. Get over it. But for real tjink about it do you want to struggle to survive worried everyday ypu are going to get eaten by the next predator? No so why do you think they do.
ReplyDeleteRead something. You might get smarter.
NATURAL SELECTION.
DeleteDeal with it.
That doesn't make any sense. Animals have been around longer then us a d they have done just fine being wild i do not own animals my mom own a dog when i was younger and took care of it very well wheb he got sick the vet saud hes the type of dog that chould live a lot longer if it was free. They told my mom she did every thing right the dog was just ment to be wild.
DeleteAnd also if you think about it we as adults tec. We struggle a daily basis with protecting our home and our younger we don't know if we will be killed tomorrow
DeleteThere are good points to both sides of the argument about wild animals as pets (and thank you to the people who can spell correctly and debate without taking personal affront or throwing in unnecessary and sometimes vulgar insults). But that's not what this article is about. Can we please keep discussion related to the topic of the article- the amazing and beautiful little dragon? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI need to just never read internet comments about anything, ever. The trolling, lack of coherence, and degradation of common sense and language is downright depressing. Who has been responsible for educating some of you people?
ReplyDelete*like*
DeleteOh it's so cool! It REALLY looks like a real dragon from a movie or something! Not only that--but it's RIDICULOUSLY cute!
ReplyDelete25 generations, some subtle genetic modifications and we can have our very own Dragonfall!
ReplyDeleteWheres the dragon born when you need him FUS RO DAH
ReplyDeleteIndonesian should be develop this genetic to make more powerful Biological weapon or Bio-hazard.
ReplyDeleteyou idiots this isn't a dragon its a lizard that has wings. it is a type of a lizard not a dragon. a dragon would be it is own species not part of the lizards.
ReplyDeleteStfu
DeleteThat was fucking redundant.
Deleteyou guys who say they should be free are the fucking ignorant ones i don't see you saying that cats dogs hamsters mice ferrets rabbits snakes spiders chinchillas or any thing else should be free and i bet many of you are owners to at least one or more of these animals everybody has the right to want what they want just cause its not what you want doesn't mean you have to ridicule
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't matter what you believe.
DeleteSomeone is always gonna hate you for it.
im getting one and sticking it in a cage next to my snake. Then im going to feed them to my cat. then im going to feed my cat to my dog. NATURE FTW
ReplyDeleteI am so upset with everything I just read.
ReplyDeleteAside from the article about the adorable lizard-dragon thing.
It looks like those tiny dragons from harry potter lol.
Can it blow fire
ReplyDeleteDoes it blow fire lol really
ReplyDeleteCan it blow fire
ReplyDeleteYes, dear, it blows fire.
ReplyDeleteSigh.
All of you need to stfu and stop trying to conform everyone intowhat you want you comunist bastards!
ReplyDeleteCommunist Bastards? Really? Dude shut the hell up and get your dumbass off this page
DeleteI from java island indonesia if you want it I will sell it for you
ReplyDeleteI have them for sale they have been for sale since the mid 50's they are quite tasty too
ReplyDeletePlease everyone let's just keep the subject about the actual lizard. Everyone sounds like little 5 year olds.
ReplyDeleteQuit being hippies and and shut the hell up. I want one.
ReplyDeleteAll right you fucking idiots 1,it's not a Dragon 2, even if it was it wold eat you. stop arguing and biching and leave it wild! (P.S.sorry for language but leave it in the wild where it belongs!) And its a lizard A
ReplyDeletecleret gombel as someone said, do some research ok?!?
Besides if it's in the wild and if its a dragon it will be fully developed and you can ride it in a few years!
ReplyDeleteBesides if it's in the wild and if its a dragon it will be fully developed and you can ride it in a few years!
ReplyDeleteWhat to say what to say. I want to say I am incredibly surprised thats a freakin dragon. But im more surprised that the Zzz guy cant spell to save his life how the hell do you use the internet in the first place anyway. And i own an exotic species and its very gratifying. GO PAGE!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm really sorry but I find all you lot arguing and offending each other with such language is too hilarious (and some what cringeworthy) for words. This little guy is amazing and, as someone said earlier, it's a shame you lot just argue instead of actually commenting on the topic itself.... oh, and viola, I managed to get a point across without one swear word! Go team me!
ReplyDeleteIf anyone know where I can eggs plz contact me on inkthepsythe@gmail.com or bbm 2857CC52. Hate all u want, bearded dragons don't get flushed down the toilet, I went to the pet store today and cud purchase an iguana or a monitor as well as any other pet. And this is how we learn about the animals is by capturing and studying them. So yes plz, a dragon community loves a dragon, it aint draco unless its got 'wings' I always say.
ReplyDeletePaige johns you seem cool in the pic but you sound like a stuck up bitch whos a smart ass
ReplyDeleteAll you should care about it is the fact that it is a god damn fucking dragon!
ReplyDeleteHippies!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou can find 1-10 lizard in one three. Come to java island in indonesia if you want. Then you can get one to tamed. Its call "klarap" in here..
ReplyDeleteWoooow. Ok now that i finally got my IQ back up let clear some stuff up. One a dragon is a reptile with wings, just because you watch non fiction movies on dragons you assume it breaths fire, it may breath fire it may not its a reptile with wings its known as a Draco.
ReplyDeleteTwo pet owners and people bitching about if the draco should be up for purchases. It couldn't it's gone this long being happy and free why take that away. Thats like telling an child at the age of 15 that they can go anywhere but they have to be back inside in ten mins. Like really people they are happy they are free leave them alone yeah ill agree they are cute but i wouldnt want one around my two kids.
iam from indonesia . the real name from java is "KLAWER"
ReplyDeleteIf you wish to domesticate these adorable yet majestic animals, so be it. It's not me who will be stopping you from going over to Indonesia and capturing one of these lizards which is highly likely that you will not be able to own due to your probable lack of experience; It'll be the delightful people of Indonesia wishing for the rare reptile to stay in their rightful home and Quarantine as well. Not many people are capable of owning ANY reptiles, let alone this reptile-with-wings, dragon-that-does-not-breath-fire, lizard-that-can-fly-in-the-sky, whatever you want to call it, which zoo-biologists hardly understand and have been known to the rest of the world for hardly a year. If you think you are capable of owning the elusive Indonesian Dragon, I'm not the one who will be stopping you. In my opinion, it WOULD be great to have a pet dragon, but I wouldn't feel right keeping this wonderful beast inside my house rather than the tropical jungle that is their home. Most people would like extraordinary animals as our pets, but there is a gut-instinct telling us that it just isn't right. In most of us anyway... Let's just avoid this topic on whether to domesticate the Dragon or not until we have more information on them to see if they WOULD be suitable as a pet or not. Please just admire the discovery instead.
ReplyDelete@The dick-headthatremainsAnonymous who said their fuck-ass message at February 12, 2013 at 5:40 PM
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama is not a fucking communist and neither is Hitler. Hitler is a fucking dumb-ass evil Fascist and Obama is a damn right DEMOCRAT. Unlike the retarded REPUBLICANS Obama is trying his hardest to make America the best fucking country in the world despite all the trouble he's been through. Was it his fault that some kids in the fatal and horrid murder got killed by a madman? FUCK NO. Was it his fault that Boston got bombed? FUCK NO. But he has dealt with all these situations properly to you should get your dumb-ass off here if you continue to talk about politics on a FUCKING ARTICLE ABOUT FUCKING DRAGONS!
I want one so bad!! It is so adorable and cute!! I would give that adorable little monster anything it wanted:) Spoiled rotten little turd burglar it would be, just like my pup! Lol definitely have to learn more about it first though. Who cares about what is right and what is wrong. We all know that at the end of the day none of our comments are going to matter. Let whomever wants a pet dragon lizard guy want one. Realistically, do you think any of us actually ever will? Highly unlikely. It's just a fantasy, and everyone has some form of them. I mean I still want a unicorn!
ReplyDeleteIt would be cool to have one, but they are not domestic and I don't have the space or climate to support one. Please no bad words, I am 11. They are very cool and amazing!
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