THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA - DRAGONS (AGAMAS)

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BOYD'S FOREST DRAGON
or
BOYD'S ANGLE-HEADED DRAGON
Lophosaurus boydii

(was Hypsilurus boydii and Gonocephalus boydii)

Grows to approximately 50cm (20")

Captive Boyd's Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)
Captive Boyd's Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)

Approximate Distribution of BOYD'S FOREST DRAGON Lophosaurus boydii
Approximate Distribution of Boyd's Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)


Captive Boyd's Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)
Captive Boyd's Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)

Boyd's Forest Dragon Lophosaurus boydii 
Captive Boyd's Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)

BOYD'S ANGLE-HEADED DRAGON Lophosaurus boydii
Captive Boyd's Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)

BOYD'S ANGLE-HEADED DRAGON Hypsilurus Gonocepalus boydii REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA 
Captive Boyd's Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)


BOYD'S ANGLE-HEADED DRAGON Hypsilurus Gonocepalus boydii REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA
Boyd's Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii) from Cape Tribulation National Park, Qld.

 

This secretive species lives in Rainforests, and lays approximately 3 eggs in a clutch.
Its diet consists mainly of insects and it is primarily arboreal and diurnal.

Boyd's Forest Dragon Lophosaurus boydii 
Wild Boyd's Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)

Boyd's Forest Dragon Lophosaurus boydii 
Wild Boyd's Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)

Boyd's Forest Dragon Lophosaurus boydii 
Wild Boyd's Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)


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