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resembles a broad collar, not unlike the gigantic lace-ruffs of Queen 

 Elizabeth's time. When startled, this Lizard is said to rise with 



Frilled Lizard from Australia (Chlamydosaurus kingii). 



the fore legs off the ground, and to jump in kangaroo-fashion. An 

 extraordinary creature is the Moloch {Moloch horridus), also from 



Fig. 10. 



Moloch horridus (Australia). 



Australia; the tubercles and spines, with which it is entirely- 

 covered, give it a most repulsive appearance ; but it is perfectly 

 harmless. Other Lizards of this family are the Australian Amphi- 

 bolurus and the African and Asiatic Uromastix. 



