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Stebbins, R.
1963
Draco
Kapar Rd., 4 1/2 mi. NW Kling, Selangor, Malaya
Feb. 9 but was unable to get one in flight.
Finally despairing of noosing them we
resorted to the use of slingshots. After
firing perhaps 75 times I hit one, damaging
its head and popping out an eye. The lizard
fell directly downward, with one wing extended,
almost on me as I stood in tall grass at
the base of the tree. The animal had been at
a height of about 40 ft. The time was
around 4:00 p.m. and it was getting so
overcast that it was difficult to get
pictures even with Kodachrome II. Shortly
afterward it began to rain.
The wings fold down along the sides, the
largest patagium just overlapping the base of the
hind legs.