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The frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), also known commonly as the frilled agama, the frillneck lizard, the frill-necked lizard, and the frilled dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea and is the only member of the genus Chlamydosaurus.
The frilled neck serves to make it look bigger than it actually is. Main article: Antipredator adaptation Lizards have a variety of antipredator adaptations , including running and climbing, venom , camouflage , tail autotomy , and reflex bleeding .
The mascot for the 2000 Paralympics was Lizzie the frill-necked lizard, a native Australian animal which inhabits northern parts of the country. [3] The shape of the character's frill represented the geographical shape of the country, and the ochre colour of Lizzie's body aimed to mirror the colour of the land.
Frill-necked lizard showing its neck frills Skull of Triceratops with its large neck frill. A neck frill is the relatively extensive margin seen on the back of the heads of reptiles with either a bony support such as those present on the skulls of dinosaurs of the suborder Marginocephalia or a cartilaginous one as in the frill-necked lizard.
About halfway through the series, Blinky and Pinky bring Sandy to their homeworld of KoalaWalla Land. KoalaWalla Land is a parallel dimension inhabited by anthropomorphic koalas, kangaroos, platypuses, cassowaries, kiwi, and frill-necked lizards. It is ruled by a wise old koala known as the High Dingy Doo.
Chlamydosaurus kingii (frill-necked lizard, frilled lizard) Cryptagama aurita; Ctenophorus caudicinctus (ring-tailed dragon) Ctenophorus clayi; Ctenophorus cristatus (crested dragon) Ctenophorus femoralis; Ctenophorus fordi (Malle dragon) Ctenophorus isolepis (military dragon) Ctenophorus maculatus (spotted dragon) Ctenophorus mckenziei
Florida has a big lizard problem. Between lion fish and Burmese pythons, Florida has a lot of invasive species problems -- and the newest is massive Nile Monitor Lizards. Nile Monitor Lizards can ...
Rocky, the frill-necked lizard is an anthropologist and documentary cameraman who is seen fleetingly on location gathering material about the human characters in the program. [3] His humorous documentary films are shown to an audience of frill-necked lizards towards the end of each episode and reflect on the folly of the "two-footers". [3]