Frilled lizard
Scientific name: Chlamydosaurus kingii Gray, 1825
Overview
The frilled lizard, also known commonly as the frilled agama, frillneck lizard, frill-necked lizard or frilled dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea and is the only member of the genus Chlamydosaurus. Its common names refer to the large frill around its neck, which usually stays folded against the lizard's body. The frilled lizard grows to 90 cm (35 in) from head to tail tip and can weigh 600 g (1.3 lb). Males are larger and more robust than females. The lizard's body is generally grey, brown, orangish-brown, or black in colour. The frills have red, orange, yellow, or white colours.
From the Wikipedia article “Frilled lizard”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conservation status
Least concern on the IUCN Red List, as recorded on Wikidata, citing The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2.
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: Papua New Guinea, Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).
Common names
Also known in English as frillneck lizard.
Names in other languages (9)
- Arabic
- سحلية مكشكشة
- Chinese
- 傘蜥蜴
- French
- Lézard à collerette
- German
- Kragenechse
- Indonesian
- Soa payung
- Japanese
- エリマキトカゲ
- Persian
- مارمولک طوقی
- Portuguese
- Lagarto-de-gola
- Russian
- Плащеносная ящерица
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: The Reptile Database.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — conservation status, names in other languages. Q501566, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Frilled lizard”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — Miklos Schiberna, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
- Range map — Martin-rnr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026