Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:e043f7c4-d754-4f6e-9ac4-cd7cdf240d9e

LSIDs are persistent, location-independent,resource identifiers for uniquely naming biologically significant resources including species names, concepts, occurrences, genes or proteins, or data objects that encode information about them. To put it simply, LSIDs are a way to identify and locate pieces of biological information on the web.

Data Links

JSON

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WMS

To use WMS services, copy and paste the following GetCapabilities URL into your OGC client (e.g. uDIG, ESRI ArcGIS)
http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Moloch horridus
For higher taxa, this will give you a hierarchical listing of layers for each taxon.

RDF

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Further details

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Species presence: Recorded In Australia; Terrestrial Habitats

Occurrence records map

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Description

An unmistakable dragon. Spikes covering most of the body, with a large hump on the neck. source: ReptilesDownUnder.com

The Thorny Devil is an unusual little reptile covered in thorns including spines above each eye. This lizard belongs to the dragon family and is completely harmless. Thorny Devils have the ability to change colour from yellow to reddish brown to black, depending on which type of soil it is crossing. ... source: OZ Animals

Online resources

Encyclopedia of Life: Description, Images
Flickr EOL: Images, Occurrence record
OZ Animals: Description, Distribution, Morphology, Habitat, Diet, Reproduction
ReptilesDownUnder.com: Description, Distribution, Habitat, Diet, Threats, Distribution Map, Images, Author
Wikipedia: Images

Species Lists

Australian iconic species

Images

Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Moloch horridus	Australian Faunal Directory

Common Names

Common name	Source
Thorny Devil Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	ReptilesDownUnder.com OZ Animals Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Moloch Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	OZ Animals
Mountain Devil Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist

Working classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

Occurrence records

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Charts showing breakdown of occurrence records

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Record maps from other sources

Source: ReptilesDownUnder.com

Name references found in the Biodiversity Heritage Library

Name references found in the TROVE - NLA

Desktop version

Moloch horridus J.E. Gray, 1841

Thorny Devil