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REPTILE FACTS |
Description
Boyd's Forest Dragon is a lizard with large pointed scales on a crest behind the head. These reptiles spend much of their time perching on the side of tree trunks just one or two metres from the ground waiting to ambush prey
Size
head and body length of about 15cm with its long tail adding another 30cm to total length
Habitat
only found in the rainforests of north eastern Queensland. Spends most of its time in trees
Food
beetles, spiders, crickets, ants, earthworms
Breeding
lay one to six eggs in a shallow hole
Range
Boyd's Forest Dragon is found around Cooktown in north Queensland , and the Atherton Tableland region and south to Paluma near Townsville
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Reptilia | | Order: | Squamata (Sauria) | | Family: | Agamidae | | Genus: | Hypsilurus | | Species: | boydii | | Common Name: | Boyd's Forest Dragon |
Relatives in same Genus
Southern Angle-headed Dragon (H. spinipes)
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