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Frilled-necked Lizard
Chlamydosaurus kingiiOther Names: Frillneck, Frilled Lizard, Frilled Dragon, Frilled agama. Family: Agamidae, a family of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe. Many species are commonly called dragons or dragon lizards. Size: Typical 27 cm not including tail. 85 cm including tail. Distribution: The northern regions of Australia only, about the top 1/4 or 1/5th of the country, all the way to the northern coastline, as far south as the coastal regions of southern QLD. Habitat: C. kingii is largely arboreal, spending the majority of the time in the trees. References: Wilson and Swan, Wikipedia. About the Frilled-necked LizardIts common names come from the large frill around its neck, which usually stays folded against the lizard's body. Diet: Its diet consists mainly of insects and small vertebrates. Frilled-neck lizards, or 'frillies' as some call them, will occasionally eat plants as well, although this behaviour is uncommon.
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