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Chlamydosaurus Kingii

Reptiles

The frilled lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingii, also known as the frilled agama, frillneck lizard or frilled dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae and the only member of its genus, native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Its common names refer to the large frill around its neck, which normally stays folded against its body. The lizard grows to about 90 centimetres from head to tail tip and can weigh up to 600 grams, with males larger and more robust than females; its body is generally grey, brown, orangish-brown or black, and its frill can show red, orange, yellow or white.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Chlamydosaurus kingii 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Agamidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Frilled-necked Lizard

In Biome

Savanna, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Frilled lizard

In Ecosystem

Kakadu, Ecosystems
Source Wikipedia: Frilled lizard
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Frilled lizard
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Its diet consists mainly of insects and other invertebrates.
  • Conservation
    It is a popular species in the pet trade, which may threaten some wild populations.
  • In Ecosystem: Kakadu, Behaviour and ecology
    Males move around more, 69 m (75 yd) per day on average versus 23 m (25 yd) for females at Kakadu National Park.
  • In Biome: Savanna, Distribution and habitat
    The species mainly inhabits savannahs and sclerophyll woodlands.
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2. Wikidata: Frilled-necked Lizard
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q501566 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q501566
  • Child Taxon Of: Agamidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Chlamydosaurus kingii (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
Quote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
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