MOLOCH

(Moloch horridus) also called thorny devil small (20-centimetre- long), squat, orange and brown lizard of the Old World family Agamidae. Like its New World iguanid counterpart, the horned toad, the moloch is entirely covered with thornlike spines, the largest projecting from the snout and over each eye. The moloch is an inhabitant of sandy deserts of Australia, and it feeds on black ants. It is a slow-moving and harmless reptile.