#Draco quinquefasciatus

[gaydragontournament]

ROUND 1: PART 3

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Draco quinquefasciatus

● Better known as the five-lined flying dragon. And how many stripes are on the gay and lesbian pride flags?

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UMBER

● Umber is confirmed to be gay by the author and is shown to have a crush on a male classmate, Qibli, within Book 6, Moon Rising.

[hexjulia]

the upper picture is actually Draco quinquefasciatus i think! there are apparently 41 recognised species in the genus. very cool. look at that skeleton;

so odd!!

[mutant-distraction]

A miniature flying dragon!

This species is a Five-banded gliding lizard (Draco quinquefasciatus).

This medium-sized gliding lizard is found across southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia to Sumatra and Borneo, where it inhabits lowland primary rainforest. It is recognized by the five dark bands across the olive green dorsum and orange patagium, which is the wide flap of skin supported by ribs extending from the sides of its body. This species has the ability to glide from tree to tree by stretching the patagium.

[animalworld]

FIVE BANDED GLIDING LIZARD Draco quinquefasciatus

Draco is a genus of agamid lizards that are also known as flying lizards, flying dragons or gliding lizards. These lizards are capable of gliding flight; their ribs and their connecting membrane may be extended to create "wings" (patagia- similar to flying squirrels), the hindlimbs are flattened and wing-like in cross-section, and a flap on the neck (the gular flag) serves as a horizontal stabilizer (the flag is sometimes used in warning to others).

Draco are arboreal insectivores.

While not capable of powered flight they often obtain lift in the course of their gliding flights. Glides as long as 60 m (200 ft) have been recorded, over which the animal loses only 10 m (33 ft) in height, which is quite some distance, considering that these lizards are only around 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length (tail included).

They are found in South Asia and Southeast Asia, and are fairly common in forests, gardens, teak plantations and shrub jungle.

Below showing wings and gular flag. ©A.S.Kono Sulawesi Lined Gliding Lizard Draco spilonotus

[sarahpeach-art]

Oil on aluminium, pt 1 (aka how smooth can we go?)

Oil on copper has a rich history, but copper's expensive and I had some aluminium sheeting lying around, so for initial experiments in 'how smooth can a surface be while still retaining paint' I'm using the latter, and trialling a few different techniques.

All three surfaces are cut from the same aluminium sheet (iirc about .6mm thick), which is thin enough to be cut with household scissors if you don't mind blunting them a bit, or with tin snips. They were then glued onto wood backing (13cm diameter) and polished with steel wool to get rid of scratches and provide a very slight tooth. This also smooths down any jagged edges.

The paint used is water-soluble oil, which handles more or less like traditional oil unless thinned with water.

1. A five-lined dragon (Draco quinquefasciatus) -- a brunaille underpainting, to be followed by colour glazing. No medium between the oil and the metal, and very, very slippery. Did not take paint happily and couldn't not get paint mixed with thinning medium or oil to stick at all. Ended up massing a very thin coat of the appropriate tones over the initial graphite drawing, and painting a more detailed underpainting over that once it had dried.

2. Tricoloured parrotfinch (Erythrura tricolor) -- alla prima in transparent colours, over a mostly dry but tacky base coat of impasto medium with a graphite sketch traced onto the impasto base. Impasto base tugs on the paint and makes it hard to get a really thin smooth coat, but holds the paint well and allows for mixing on the aluminium. Further details tba once the initial layer dries.

3. Red strawberry finch (Amandava amandava) -- transparent colour wash over an sprayed-on acrylic varnish. Smoother and less grip than the impasto base, but without the same degree of paint lifting off again that occurs with the bare aluminium. Accepts a very thin layer of paint, so the shine of the aluminium shows through. Has the advantage of being able to work up a graphite sketch on the bare aluminium before laying down paint without smudging. Fine details tba in subsequent layers.

[animalfacthub]

Flying Lizards!

The lizards in the genus Draco are amazing as they are able to glide

They do this with a large loose skin flap between their bodies that works are a proto wing

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📷1: “Draco taeniopterus Gunther, 1861 from Bulon.jpg” by Psumuseum on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

📷2: “Draco spilonotus.JPG” by A.S.Kono on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

📷3: “Five-lined Flying Dragon (Draco quinquefasciatus) (14136387745).jpg” by Bernard DUPONT on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

[katiebjorn]

A Five banded flying lizard- Draco quinquefasciatus for #wildoctoberart Day 1 "Things with wings" prompt. #flyinglizard #reptile #reptiles #wildlife #wildlifeart #lizard https://www.instagram.com/p/CFyfERPjlDp/?igshid=17w2g6g4yzpq5

[gaydragontournament]

List of battles, as chosen by wheel spin. Each round will last about a week, Starting next Monday.

Round 1, Part 1:

King Valerius (Dragon's Reign by Raythe Reign/X. Aratare) vs Nel (Fire Emblem)

Yang Xiao Long (RWBY) vs Falin Touden/Red Dragon (Dungeon Meshi)

Qibli (Wings of Fire) vs Dan Heng/Dan Feng (Honkai Star Rail)

Evaristo (The Las Leyendas movie franchise) vs Paarthurnax (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)

Prismatic dragon (Dungeons & Dragons (Epic Level Handbook, Dragons of Dragons of Faerûn) vs Imperialdramon (Digimon)

Whiptail lizard (Real Life) vs Shi An (After The Abyss Dragon Woke Up (深渊巨龙苏醒以后))

Sundew (Wings of Fire) vs Rex Igneous (The Dragon Prince)

Uncle Iroh (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs Azhdaha/Retuo Longwang (Genshin Impact)

Round 1, Part 2:

Rei (Vainglorious Webcomic) vs Remy (Angels with Scaly Wings)

Soren (Fire Emblem:Path of Radiance + Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn) vs Wrathion (Warcraft Series)

Valax (Blades of Light and Shadow) vs Fiona (Flight Rising)

Kaido (One Piece) vs Velverosa (Mage & Demon Queen)

Lord Arum (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs Midgardsormr (Dragalia Lost)

Nimona (Nimona) vs Mateo (Poised in Either Eye by B. Pigeon and Fell A. Marsh)

Corrin (Fire Emblem: Fates) vs The Void Dragon (Aurora)

Anemone (Wings of Fire) vs Tillius the Paladin/Tilly Evans (She Kills Monsters)

Round 1, Part 3:

Unnamed Young Dragon (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles) vs Caden Bryce (Dragon's Reign by Raythe Reign/X. Aratare)

Veldora Tempest (That time I got reincarnated as a slime) vs Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Draco quinquefasciatus (Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia) vs Umber (Wings of Fire)

Rhea (Fire Emblem) vs Xue Xian (Copper Coins (Tong Qian Kan Shi) (铜钱龛世))

Tamarin (Wings of Fire) vs Samol (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron)

Robin (Fire Emblem: Awakening) vs Ansur (Baldur's Gate 3)

Moondragon/Heather Douglas (Marvel Comics: Guardians of the Galaxy) vs Chromie/Chronormu (Warcraft Series)

Smaug (Lord of The Rings/The Hobbit) vs Burnet (Wings of Fire)

Round 1, Part 4:

Rong Minh Thanh Thuan/Thuan (Dominion of the Fallen series by Aliette de Bodard) vs Ventuswill (Rune Factory 4)

J'mon Sa Ord/Devo'ssa (Critical Role) vs Zinnia (Super Lesbian Animal RPG)

Tohru (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid) vs Alear ( Fire Emblem: Engage)

Alduin (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) vs Jae-ha (Yona of the Dawn)

Dragona Joestar (Jojo's Bizzare Adventure: The Jojolands) vs Zhongli (Genshin Impact)

Ayame (Fruits Basket) vs Alba-Lenatus the Abyss Dragon (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Zephyr (Poised in Either Eye by B. Pigeon and Fell A. Marsh) vs Terezi Pyrope (Homestuck)

Kazuma Kiryu (Yakuza Series) vs Malleus Draconia (Twisted Wonderland)