plasmodium draconis plasmodium draconis plasmodium draconis is a species of apicomplexan parasite in the family plasmodiidae. plasmodium draconis scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. draconis binomial name plasmodium draconistelford, 1995 like all plasmodium species p. draconis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. description the parasite was first described by telford in 1995. the schizonts produce 4–16 merozoites. distribution this species is found in the philippines and sarawak (malaysia). hosts the only known host of this species is the flying lizard draco volans.