Chlamydosaurus Kingii

There are so many things to mention when discussing the frill-necked lizard: they're arboreal animals (living mainly in trees), they can be found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea, and they were featured on the Australian 2 cent coin until 1991. The most distinctive thing about the frill-necked lizards is their namesake frilly ruff around their necks, which they can flare out when they feel threatened or territorial.

One of our favourite things about the frill-necked lizard is the scientific name: 

"Chlamydosaurus Kingii"

Generic name, Chlamydosaurus: Ancient Greek chlamydo, meaning "cloaked" or "mantled", and saurus (sauros), meaning "lizard".

Specific name, Kingii: British zoologist John Edward Gray described the frill-necked lizard in 1825 as Clamydosaurus kingii, from a specimen collected by an expedition conducted by Captain Phillip Parker King from HMS Mermaid. 'Kingii' is the latinised form of King.

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