[2] Like other members of genus Draco, this species has the ability to glide using winglike lateral extensions of skin called patagia.

However, its elongated ribs are superadded to aid forming its "wings", and not to assist respiration.

[6][3] A study was conducted in Eastern Mindanao, Philippines, which found that the species exclusively feeds on ants.

[5] It hunts by waiting near a tree trunk until ants come out and crawl close to its visual field; it grabs its prey without moving itself.

[3] The female common flying dragon digs a hole in the soil to serve as a nest, and lays eggs in it.