Species profile—Moloch horridus (thorny devil)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Agamidae (dragon lizards) → Moloch horridus (thorny devil)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Agamidae (dragon lizards)
- Scientific name
- Moloch horridus Gray, 1841
- Common name
- thorny devil
- WildNet taxon ID
- 552
- Alternate name(s)
- moloch
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=552.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
