Real Dragon Found!, page 1

Evidently, dragons, or flying/gliding lizards are a reality.
Supposedly this was found and photographed in Indonesia.



Tiny Dragon Found!

The photos were taken in Buton, Indonesia, in the Lambusango Forest reserve. As far as I can tell, nobody has identified the exact species of this lizard.

It's a fun find, and a cute little thing.

I can see people queuing up at the pet shop should these little guys ever be bred in captivity.
Very lovely colors in the wing membranes.

reply to post by nineix

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oh awesome! i saw this a month i ago i think. Very cool discovery!

reply to post by nineix

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Not sure those are wings at all... Lizard have too low metabolism to maintain wings flapping... Those are most probably used when swimming underwater.

reply to post by nineix

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Although it's definitely a pretty find, I'm not sure what there is worth getting excited about. Flying lizards are quite common in southeast Asia.

reply to post by NeoVain

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No flapping but they are wings.

reply to post by nineix

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Wow!! That is so awesome, doesn't look anything like the one I have tattooed on my arm though...lmao at all the people with dragon tats then someone goes and discovers a real one!!

reply to post by Agarta

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Actually it does not fly it glides.

I take extreme exception to that statement. I glide and it sure as hell is flying.

Dats me. Click it.

reply to post by Phage

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How many pterodactyl sightings did that lead to?

reply to post by Phage

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You always were good a semantics you know exactly what I mean. Is your post count low for the week?

reply to post by Agarta

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Nope.
I suppose you would say that the space shuttle didn't fly either.

Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by Agarta

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Actually it does not fly it glides.

I take extreme exception to that statement. I glide and it sure as hell is flying.

Dats me. Click it.

edit on 2/27/2012 by Phage because: (no reason given)

woot! That's awesome.
I use to skydive, and even though it's freefall, and then a glide under canopy after pull, it was still more like flying to me, due the level of apparent control in movement relative to other people in free fall.

reply to post by Phage

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It glides with propulsion which is considered flight. Just like this cool little lizard your hand glider is not run on propulsion nor does it flap yes its flight but by definition its gliding. Come on you know better.

reply to post by Phage

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This is a picture of you?

Guys quick, run it through the database to get an ID on him!



I'd say you both glide. Flying squirrels use the same technique as these lizards.

reply to post by Agarta

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The space shuttle had no propulsion after re-entry. Yes it was flying. Yes I am flying when I fly my hang glider. Yes the lizards are flying when they glide from tree to tree.

There is powered flight and there is unpowered flight. They are both flight.

reply to post by Agarta

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If these little guys could catch thermals, and through that gain vertical control, would you then consider it flight?

Condors and vultures do quite a bit of 'gliding', but, it's still considered flight.

Phage has vertical control upwards if he can catch a good thermal, and he can stay aloft for hours under the right conditions if he wanted.

It's flight.

reply to post by nineix

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These catch thermals too but they are still gliders. These lizards glide because it is controlled falling. they can not take off from the ground they must take off from heights. just like a Hand GLIDER.

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