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title: "Kraaghagedis"
description: "Chlamydosaurus kingii — Reptielen. The frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), also known commonly as the frilled agama, frillneck lizard, frill-necked lizard or frilled dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/frilled-dragon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kraaghagedis

> Chlamydosaurus kingii — Reptielen. The frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), also known commonly as the frilled agama, frillneck lizard, frill-necked lizard or frilled dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.

- Scientific name: *Chlamydosaurus kingii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1381
- Wikidata: [Q501566](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q501566)
- iNaturalist taxon: [31215](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/31215)

## Names

- en: Frilled Dragon
- de: Kragenechse
- es: Clamidosaurio de King
- fr: Lézard à collerette
- nl: Kraaghagedis
- pt: Lagarto-de-gola
- pl: Agama kołnierzasta

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1075), PG (3)

## Summary

The frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), also known commonly as the frilled agama, frillneck lizard, frill-necked lizard or frilled dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea and is the only member of the genus Chlamydosaurus. Its common names refer to the large frill around its neck, which usually stays folded against the lizard's body. The frilled lizard grows to 90 cm (35 in) from head to tail tip and can weigh 600 g (1.3 lb). Males are larger and more robust than females. The lizard's body is generally grey, brown, orangish-brown…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frilled_lizard

## Photo

![Kraaghagedis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/frilled-dragon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/168640589

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/frilled-dragon?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).