Eastern water dragon

Our largest dragon lizard, which can be found living along healthy waterways and occasionally paths will cross with humans such as here in a waterside restaurant.

This is Intellagama lesueurii ssp. lesueurii.

Around 90 cm length

comments (3)

Christine Young

Lion

I didn't realize how large they are! Posted 10 months ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
  Lion
  
  Yes, the adults quite take your breath away. In England, we have pigeons - here we have water dragons accompanying us for lunch. Posted 10 months ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Here, the yellowjacket wasps pester us when we eat outdoors. Posted 10 months ago

The Australian water dragon

The Australian water dragon is the only species of the genus Intellagama which includes the eastern water dragon (I. l. lesueurii) and the Gippsland water dragon (I. l. howittii) subspecies. It is an arboreal agamid species native to eastern Australia from Victoria northwards to Queensland.

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Similar species: Scaled Reptiles

Species identified by Ruth Spigelman