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Basic information
Chlamydosaurus kingii
Frill-necked Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyAgamids
GenusFrilled lizards
- Czech name
- Agama límcová
- English name
- Frill-necked Lizard
- Alternative names
- Frilled Agama, Frilled Dragon, Frilled Lizard, Frillneck lizard, Kragenechse
- Synonyms
- Chlamydosaurus kingii mickpughi, Chlamydosaurus kingii pughae
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 290 mm
- Body mass
- max 912 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 3.8 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 49 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 15 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 32.8–36.7 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 4–24 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–3 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 69WST · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12267 · dryad-v5