frilled lizard

Chlamydosaurus kingii

Meaning

Noun

  • The lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii (species), 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.

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