Tuesday, December 5, 2017

SOUTHERN ANGLE-HEADED DRAGON

Photographed in Barrington Tops, December 2017
65                      SOUTHERN ANGLE-HEADED DRAGON                 Lophosaurus spinipes

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS             44

Also known as Southern Forest Dragon; former latin name Hypsiluris spinipes. Australian endemic; found in eastern Australian rainforests and rainforest margins from around Gosford (NSW) to near Gympie (Q); also present in Barrington Tops National Park (NSW). Primarily arboreal, cryptic, slow moving and well camouflaged Thermoconformer, allowing body temperature to fluctuate with surrounding temperature. Eats insects and other arthropods.



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