BOYD'S FOREST DRAGON

Photographed at Lake Eacham, Queensland, March 2018

 84         BOYD'S FOREST DRAGON        Lophosaurus boydii, formerly Hypsilurus boydii

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS             56

  Arboreal; found in rainforests and margins; located in Wet Tropics of northern Queensland, from north of Townsville to near Cooktown. Spend their time perched on trunks of trees, about head-height, but will move around to opposite side of tree to avoid detection. Active in the day, sitting and waiting to catch their prey, mainly invertebrates and earthworms.

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.