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frilled lizard| Yellowish-brown Australian lizard with a large frill of skin to the sides of the neck and throat. The lizard is about 90 cm/35 in long. |
| When the lizard is angry or alarmed it erects its frill, which may be as much as 25cm/10 in in diameter, thus giving itself the appearance of being larger than it really is. Frilled lizards are generally tree-living but may spend some time on the ground, where they run with their forelimbs in the air. |
Classification The frilled lizard Chlamydosaurus kingi belongs to the family Agamidae, suborder Sauria, order Squamata, class Reptilia. |
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