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==Relationship with humans== [[File:Chlamydosaurus kingii engraving by Mr. Curtis 1827.jpg|right|thumb|Frilled lizard from ''Narrative of a Survey'' Volume 2, by [[Phillip Parker King]], 1827]] The frilled lizard is considered to be among the most iconic [[Fauna of Australia|Australian animals]] along with the [[kangaroo]] and [[koala]].<ref name=Shine1989/> Archaeological evidence indicates that frilled lizards were eaten by some [[Indigenous Australians|indigenous peoples]] in ancient times.<ref>{{cite book|last=Schrire|first=Carmel|year=1982|title=The Alligator Rivers: prehistory and ecology in Western Arnhem Land|location=Canberra|publisher=Australian National University|pages=90, 123|url=https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/127422|isbn=0-86784-204-0}}</ref> In the late 19th century, [[William Saville-Kent]] brought a live lizard to [[England]] where it was observed by fellow biologists. Another specimen was kept at a reptile display in [[Paris]], as [[Reptile|reptiles]] were becoming more popular in captivity.<ref name="upside down"/> Because of its unique appearance and behaviour, the creature has often been used in media. In [[Steven Spielberg]]'s 1993 film ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'', the dinosaur ''[[Dilophosaurus]]'' was portrayed with a similar neck frill that rose when attacking.<ref name="Montandon" /> Its image has been used in the [[1994]] [[LGBT]]-themed film ''[[The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Paige|first=Linda Rohrer|year=2016|title=Drag queens, thorny devils and frilled lizards: "queerness" takes to the outback in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert|journal=Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture|volume=16|issue=2|url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA490983390&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=15474348&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E8fe6d20b}}</ref> The species has been featured on some [[Coins of Australia|Australian coins]].<ref name="Shine1989" /><!-- Please do not add any more examples unless they are mentioned in academic sources -->
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