Frilled Knecked Lizard This sun-loving lizard (Frilled Lizard) is the reptile emblem of Australia, depicted on our now defunct two-cent coin This reptile is part of the Dragon family a sub-species of Lizards They are usually active during the day and move very fast on their two hind legs
Head and Body Length: to 28cm Total Overall Length: usually 70 cm but up to 95cm
The colour of the lizard matches the land on which it lives, so a frilled lizard from one region may be brighter than another. The male is more colourful than the female They are not poisonous or harmful to man
It eats with its frill back and hunts mostly in the trees for insects (eg.cicadas) but it also descends to the ground to catch other insects (including ants, which it eats in great numbers from trails and near the edges of nests), spiders and even small lizards that venture too close.
Head and Body Length: to 28cm Total Overall Length: usually 70 cm but up to 95cm
The colour of the lizard matches the land on which it lives, so a frilled lizard from one region may be brighter than another. The male is more colourful than the female They are not poisonous or harmful to man
It eats with its frill back and hunts mostly in the trees for insects (eg.cicadas) but it also descends to the ground to catch other insects (including ants, which it eats in great numbers from trails and near the edges of nests), spiders and even small lizards that venture too close.
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