Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)

Frilled Lizard (Latin Chlamydosaurus kingii) belongs to the family of agamates and is a truly unique species. These lizards live in new Guinea and in northwestern Australia.

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A distinctive feature of females is the length of their torso, which is much smaller than that of males, for them the standard will be 0.8-1 m. The range of colors varies from dark brown to yellowish. As for the tail of a lavender lizard, it is disproportionately huge - 2/3 of the entire lizard.

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But the most characteristic feature of this lizard is its fold, enveloping the head in the form of a hood. Despite her majestic image, she is a great hunter. The sharp claws of a Frilled Lizard allow her to catch spiders, insects, small lizards and get the eggs of birds.

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The habitat of this lizard is a tree. Anticipating the danger, she opens her bright collar and takes up the fighting stand: leaning on her hind legs and hissing, the lizard strikes the ground with a powerful and rhythmic blow.

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Occupying a position on a hill, a frilled lizard opens its collar up to 30 cm wide and seems a threat to even the most serious rival.

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With a real threat, she can run off on her hind legs, using the tail as a counterweight. With the help of her collar, she can stabilize her body temperature: during the heat, she can hide behind them, and in the cool time, turn the large surface of the trunk toward the sun.

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The male calls the female with nods. After successful mating, the female placental lizard lays 8-14 eggs. The best environment for their further development will be raw sand. After an incubation period of 10 weeks, small lizards are born.

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