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Frilled Lizard
Frilled lizards live in forests in Australia's hot north.
They are covered with scales.

 


Frilled Lizard Facts
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Frilled Lizard Species Profile
Frilled Lizard Stats
Scientific Name: Chlamydosaurus kingii
Family: Agamidae
Adult Size: Total length up to about three feet
Range: Northern Australia and parts of New Guinea ...

Frilled Lizard Range
Fast Facts
Type: Reptile Diet: Carnivore Average life span in captivity: Up to 20 years Size: 3 ft (0.9 m) Weight: 1.1 lbs (0.5 kg) Did you know?

Lizards: Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), Images by Wernher Krutein and PHOTOVAULTŪ ...

Frilled lizards are one of Australia's oddest-looking lizard species. Their huge frill, which can be 30cm across, seems to be mostly for display.

Australian Frilled Lizard
The Australian frilled lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingi, of the family Agamidae, occurs in northern Australia and New Guinea ...

We almost failed, because the week and a half we spent in Frilled Lizard habitat turned out to be a little too early in this particular year for the start of the rainy season, known locally as The Wet.

Frilled lizard
Class: Reptilia
Status: IUCN: Least Concern; CITES: Not Listed
Green tree python ...

One (fig. I) is the frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingi), which is restricted to Queensland and the north coast, and grows to a length of 3 ft., including the long tapering tail.

There are also flying lizards that glide from tree to tree are found in the Malay Archipelago And the frilled lizard in habits North Australia.
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I believe this to be a Frilled Lizard or Frill-necked Lizard. It was very lethargic and allowed me to approach. According to the lonely planet book Watching Wildlife Australia, it is not easy to see except in the wet season.

African hobby (Falco cuvierii)
Frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
Jones' roundleaf bat (Hipposideros jonesi)
Yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima)
Mexican flameknee tarantula (Brachypelma auratum) ...

Whilst driving to Fogg Dam - or whilst driving anywhere in the Top End in fact - it is a good idea to keep an eye out for some of the area's iconic reptiles. Watch for Mertens' Water Monitors at bridges and look for the famed Frilled Lizards, ...

See also: Lizard, Iguana, Gecko, Alligator, Chameleon