Nobbi

About the Nobbi

Diporiphora nobbi, also known commonly as the nobbi lashtail or the nobbi, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia. The Nobbi Dragon, Diporiphora nobbi, is a lizard species endemic to Northern and Eastern Australia. A part of the family Agamidae which is commonly known as the Dragon Family. The Nobbi Dragon reaches lengths of 20 cm long from the snout to tail, with specific colourations of browns and blacks with two distinct strips running horizontally along its back beginning at the head and finishing at the end of the tail on either side of the spine. The Nobbi Dragon can also be identified as having less than 20 dorsal scale rows at the level of the axilla deferring from other diporiphora species. They reside near and in shrubbery of tree trunks, in arid shrublands, savannas and forests, running on their hind legs when threatened. The Nobbi Dragon is a part of the Diporiphora genus which has 21 species which is distinct from other Agamidae species due to their climbing ability and morphological attributes. Like other reptiles the Nobbi Dragon reproduces sexual and is a oviparous animal laying eggs and embryo's developing inside... Wikipedia →