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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.
Certain physical features of some lizards of these species, such as frilled-neck lizards, play a role in their defensive responses, as well. During the mating season, males tend to display more of their frill, and give fight responses more often.
Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the Komodo eats mammals as big as water buffalo. Lizards make use of a variety of antipredator adaptations , including venom , camouflage , reflex bleeding , and the ability to sacrifice and regrow their tails .
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
If it really did have a frill, there would be no point in mentioning it in a popular culture section on the frilled lizard. LittleJerry ( talk ) 14:21, 22 February 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] It had a prominent role in The Rescuers Down Under , not sure if worth mentioning, but some of the other cultural mentions seem pretty marginal too.
The art department added another feature, a neck frill or cowl folded against its neck that expanded and vibrated as the animal prepared to attack, similar to that of the frill-necked lizard. To avoid confusion with the Velociraptor as featured in the movie, Dilophosaurus was presented as only 1.2 meters (4 ft) tall, instead of its assumed true ...
The frilled shark has about 300 needle-like teeth, which are spread out in 25 rows. Experts believe the species is about 80 million years old. They have a prehistoric look about them with a long ...
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.