thorny dragon, thorny devil (Moloch horridus) Illustration from Lydekker's The Royal Natural History
Description
Illustration of a Reptilia species, Moloch horridus, commonly referred to as the Thorny Devil.
Date 1896
Source The Royal Natural History of Richard Lydekker
Author Richard Lydekker (1849–1915) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lydekker
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MolochLyd.jpg
The thorny dragon or thorny devil (Moloch horridus) is an Australian Lizard, also known as the mountain devil, the thorny lizard, or the moloch. This is the sole species of genus Moloch. The thorny dragon grows up to 20 cm in length, and it can live for 15 to 20 years. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Iguania, Family: Agamidae, Subfamily: Amphibolurinae, Genus: Moloch, Species: Moloch horridus (Gray, 1841), Synonyms: Acanthosaura gibbosus.