The thorny dragon is a small, scary-looking species of lizard occurring exclusively in Australia and is the sole species of the genus Moloch. It’s a truly bizarre creature, with no other lizard in the world coming remotely close to it.One of the species most strange features is how it consumes water, with its skin acting as blotting paper, sucking the water from the ground and directing it upwards, until it reaches its mouth! Another unique feature is its fake head. When threatened, the thorny dragon burrows its real head, leaving the pretend, thorn covered, head exposed.
