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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.
These lizards like it hot, thriving in temperatures over 115 degrees Fahrenheit. Highly active, as their nickname suggests, this type of Uromastyx, comes with spiny tails.
This group of lizards includes some more popularly known, such as the domesticated bearded dragon, Chinese water dragon, and Uromastyx species. One of the key distinguishing features of the agamids is their teeth, which are borne on the outer rim of their mouths ( acrodonts ), rather than on the inner side of their jaws ( pleurodonts ).
Like many other lizards, including the frilled lizard and basilisk, the collared lizard can run on its hind legs, and is a relatively fast sprinter. Record speeds have been around 16 miles per hour (26 km/h), much slower than the world record for lizards (21.5 mph or 34.6 km/h) attained by the larger-bodied Costa Rican spiny-tailed iguana ...
Breeding males are the colorful ones, with an orange or red head, indigo blue or black body, and a tail that is bluish white at the base with an orange middle segment and a black tip, the FWC said.
Urosaurus ornatus, commonly known as the ornate tree lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico . The species, which was formerly called simply the "tree lizard", has been used to study physiological changes during the fight-or-flight response as ...
Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, [1] ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.
Ned is Opal's pet from the outback, he is an orange frilled neck lizard. Lüdwig thought he was a dragon. Nancy is a centipede with a red body and a black Asian updo on her head. She works as Saphira's massager. Splish is a water sprite and Pearlie's neighbor for a week. She lives at the beach. She only appears in one episode.