frilled lizard

noun

frilled lizard

noun
1

A lizard of species Chlamydosaurus kingii, native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea, which has a large contractile membranous frill around its neck that usually stays folded against its body but is extended in territorial and courtship display.

Synonyms
frilled agama, frilled dragon, frilled-neck lizard, frill-necked lizard, frilly lizard

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