Alicia Z. Klepeis - Frilled Lizards

Ideas for Parents
and Teachers

Pogo Books let children practice
reading informational text while
introducing them to nonfiction
features such as headings, labels,
sidebars, maps, and diagrams,
as well as a table of contents,
glossary, and index.

Carefully leveled text with
a strong photo match offers
early fluent readers the support
they need to succeed.

Before Reading

Walk through the book and
point out the various nonfiction
features. Ask the student what
purpose each feature serves.

Look at the glossary together.
Read and discuss the words.

Read the Book

Have the child read the book
independently.

Invite him or her to list questions
that arise from reading.

After Reading

Discuss the childs questions.
Talk about how he or she might
find answers to those questions.

Prompt the child to think
more. Ask: Frilled lizards
scare predators with their
colorful frills. Do you know
any other animals that can
do something like this?

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Klepeis, Alicia, 1971 author.
Title: Frilled lizards / by Alicia Z. Klepeis.
Description: Minneapolis, MN: Jump!, Inc., [2022]
Series: Science behind the colors | Includes index.
Audience: Ages 710
Identifiers: LCCN 2021032456 (print)
LCCN 2021032457 (ebook)
ISBN 9781636903736 (hardcover)
ISBN 9781636903743 (paperback)
ISBN 9781636903750 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Frilled lizardJuvenile literature.
Frilled lizardColorJuvenile literature.
Classification: LCC QL666.L223 K58 2022 (print)
LCC QL666.L223 (ebook) | DDC 597/.61dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021032456
LC ebook record available at
https://lccn.loc.gov/2021032457

Editor: Eliza Leahy
Designer: Emma Bersie

Photo Credits: DWI YULIANTO/Shutterstock, cover,
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Printed in the United States of America at
Corporate Graphics in North Mankato, Minnesota.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER

FROM DULL
TO BRIGHT

A frilled lizard rests on a branch.
This
are dark brown to light gray.
This helps it hide.

scales

Frilled lizards live in Australia and
New Guinea. Many live in forests.
They spend most of their time in trees.
But they will go to the ground to hunt.
They are . They mostly
eat insects.

insect

frill

These lizards are named for
the around their necks.
A lizards frill is a loose flap
of skin. When it is folded up,
its color looks dull.

But if a lizard feels ,
it will its throat muscles.
This makes the frill pop up!
Suddenly, the lizard looks bigger.
We see its bright colors.

This can happen when
a gets close.
Snakes and birds hunt
frilled lizards.

DID YOU KNOW?

Frilled lizards have colorful
mouths and tongues, too!
They are pink or yellow.

frill

What if the frill doesnt scare
the predator? Frilled lizards
are good runners! They can
run more than nine miles
(14 kilometers) per hour.
They often run to trees
to hide.

DID YOU KNOW?

Frilled lizards are also
called bicycle lizards.
Why? When they run,
their legs move like they
are pedaling bicycles.

CHAPTER

FLASHY FRILLS

How do frilled lizards get their colors?
Some come from their
bodies make. Others come from
pigments in the food they eat.

Not all frills are the same color.
Lizards with red or orange frills have
more pigments in their skin. These may
come from their food or their .

Frill color also depends on where a lizard
lives. One in western Australia might have
a red frill. One in northeastern Australia
might have a yellow or white frill. Why?
Scientists believe the food they eat plays
a part. Another idea is that different colors
stand out more in different .

TAKE A LOOK!

How are frill colors different across Australia? Take a look!

AUSTRALIA

= red frill

= orange frill

= yellow frill

= brown frill

CHAPTER

FIGHTING
WITH FRILLS

Young frilled lizards are gray.
This helps them hide.
They stay safe in trees.

They develop their bright colors as