A dryer for flexible laminar elements, preferably animal hides (P), comprising a drying tunnel which develops in a predominantly longitudinal direction (X) and in which it can be identified as follows: - a transport surface of said hides (P) along said drying tunnel from an inlet station to an outlet station ; - motorization means for advancing said transport surface along said drying tunnel ; - means for circulating drying air inside said drying tunnel which comprise at least one intake piping and at least one delivery hood communicating with the internal volume of said drying tunnel and connected between them by means of at least one collector duct with which at least one fan is associated; - means for heating said drying air; - a partition wall which defines a first drying chamber and a second drying chamber arranged in succession according to the direction of travel of said hides (P) along said drying tunnel from said inlet station to said outlet station , said at least one intake piping being in communication with said first drying chamber and said at least one delivery hood being in communication with said second drying chamber , characterised by comprising: - at least two lateral extractor hoods housed in said second drying chamber and arranged one on one side and one on the opposite side of said transport surface , each of said lateral extractor hoods having the suction mouth arranged laterally and in a lower position than said transport surface ; - a suction piping that connects each lateral extractor hood to an extractor having the discharge mouth connected to a discharge piping which conveys the moist drying air into the external environment to said drying tunnel at the end of the drying cycle. - a transport surface of said hides (P) along said drying tunnel from an inlet station to an outlet station ; - motorization means for advancing said transport surface along said drying tunnel ; - means for circulating drying air inside said drying tunnel which comprise at least one intake piping and at least one delivery hood communicating with the internal volume of said drying tunnel and connected between them by means of at least one collector duct with which at least one fan is associated; - means for heating said drying air; - a partition wall which defines a first drying chamber and a second drying chamber arranged in succession according to the direction of travel of said hides (P) along said drying tunnel from said inlet station to said outlet station , said at least one intake piping being in communication with said first drying chamber and said at least one delivery hood being in communication with said second drying chamber , - at least two lateral extractor hoods housed in said second drying chamber and arranged one on one side and one on the opposite side of said transport surface , each of said lateral extractor hoods having the suction mouth arranged laterally and in a lower position than said transport surface ; - a suction piping that connects each lateral extractor hood to an extractor having the discharge mouth connected to a discharge piping which conveys the moist drying air into the external environment to said drying tunnel at the end of the drying cycle. <EOS>