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COMMON NAME: Boyd's Forest
Dragon
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hypsilurus boydii
FAMILY: Agamidae
GENUS: Hypsilurus
STATUS: Secure
SIZE (cm): 15
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DESCRIPTION: Largest Australian Hypsilurus, bearing
large 'tooth-like' spines on leading edge of gular pouch, and enlarged
plate-like scales on lower corner of jaw. Nuchal and vertebral crests
very large; discontinuous above level of forelimbs. Ground colour variable,
ranging from rich purplish brown, chocolate brown to pale grey.
PREFERRED HABITAT: Highland and lowland rainforests
of north-eastern Qld, from Mt Spec north to Shipton's Flat.
MICROHABITAT: Predominantly arboreal. Rainforest
dragons forage on trunks, limbs, buttresses and vines, regularly descending
to ground or fallen timber. They are usually encountered basking in
filtered sunlight after rain. In warm weather rainforest dragons sleep
on exposed trunks or limbs. During cooler periods, hollows or dense
thickets of vegetation are probably used.
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