History Of The Frilled Lizard

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The Frilled Lizard are found in the jungles of Australia. They are known to eat insects, spiders, and other rodents. These reptiles are nowhere close to being endangered. The Frilled Lizard has scaly, bumpy skin. It protects them from the hard and rocky ground. They are brown, tan, and yellow.
The female Frilled Lizard, can lay up to 25 eggs. They lay them in a hole, and bury them. Snakes mainly eat the Frilled Lizard. Owls, dingos, foxes, and birds hunt the Frilled Lizard. They can grow up to a meter in length! The scientific name for the Frilled Lizard is called a Chlamydoaurus Kingii.

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