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The thorny devil (Moloch horridus), also known commonly as the mountain devil, thorny lizard, thorny dragon, and moloch, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia. It is the sole species in the genus Moloch. It grows up to 21 cm (8.3 in) in total length (including tail), with females generally larger ...
(Australian water dragon) 1 Australian water dragon (I. lesueurii) Lophognathus: 2 Gilbert's lashtail (L. gilberti) Lophosaurus (forest dragons) 3 Boyd's forest dragon . Moloch (thorny devil) 1 Thorny devil (M. horridus) Physignathus (Chinese water dragon) 1 Chinese water dragon (P. cocincinus) Pogona (bearded dragons) 6
Thorny dragon, also known as thorny devil (Moloch horridus) The Nocturnal House is located between the Sand Country and Woodland habitats, and is home to many Central Australian reptiles, invertebrates, birds, and mammals that are active during the night.
C. Central bearded dragon; Central netted dragon; Chelosania; Cryptagama; Ctenophorus; Ctenophorus adelaidensis; Ctenophorus butlerorum; Ctenophorus caudicinctus
Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Sydney, AH & AW Reed. Revised edition, 1983. ISBN 0-589-50356-1 [1979 and subsequent editions] Harold G. Cogger. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. Revised edition 2014. ISBN 9780643100350; Australia portal; Reptiles portal
The Thorny Tactics of a Horned Lizard ©Matt Jeppson/Shutterstock.com. Horned lizards mostly hunt out in the open, licking up ants and other insects with their sticky tongues. However, this also ...
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The jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus) is a type of lizard native to south-eastern Australia.Other common names include blood-sucker, stonewalker, and tree dragon. [3] [4] It was one of the first Australian reptiles to be named by Europeans, originally described by English zoologist George Shaw in Surgeon-General John White's Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, [5] published in London ...