AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Agamidae / Moloch
Thorny devil
Moloch
- Gray, 1841
| Pronunciation: | MOLL-ock | |||||||||
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| Etymology: | "I have named this genus, from its appearance, after 'Moloch, horrid king,'" Moloch was a Canaanite god to whom children were sacrificed | |||||||||
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Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 1 out of 1 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: thorny devil (Moloch horridus) at 9 cm Longest Australian species: thorny devil (Moloch horridus) at 9 cm |
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| Number of Australian species: | 1 | |||||||||
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