Frill-Necked Lizard

The Frill-necked lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) is a lizard that lives in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. The Frill-necked lizard’s name came from the large frill around its neck. This frill usually stays against the neck but spreads out when threatened.

Stats

  • Population: Unknown
  • Life Span: 10-20 Years
  • Top Speed: 30 MPH
  • Weight: 1.1-2.2 Pounds
  • Length 33 Inches

Geographical Distribution

Continents:

  • Asia
  • Oceania

Biomes:

  • Forest
  • Anthropogenic biome
  • Savanna
  • Woodland
  • Agricultural
  • Suburban
  • Urban wildlife
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Diet (Carnivorous)

  • Moths
  • Butterflies
  • Beetles
  • Termites
  • Cicadas
  • Spiders
  • Mice
  • Lizards

Fun Facts

Fact #1

A Frill-necked lizard’s teeth and jaws are fused together!

Fact #2

Frill-necked lizards when threatened will stand on two legs, extend their frill, open their mouth, and start hissing to scare off predators.

Fact #3

Frill-necked lizards are able to run on two legs using bipedalism.

Fact #4

Frill-necked lizards were on the Australian two-cent coin until 1991.