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Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii
The Australian Eastern Water Dragon is a shy agamid lizard with a head-body length up to 23 cm and a tail length of up to 80 cm. It has a crest of spines from the neck down onto a long flattened tail. Yellowish brown in colour with dark bands and a dark eye stripe.
Spotted in an outer suburb garden bordering on a creek. Australian water dragons are semi-aquatic and typically perch in conspicuous ways near creeks, rivers, lakes and other water bodies. Distibution: Eastern Australia from northern Queensland to Gippsland in eastern Victoria. A different subspecies in found in Gippsland (P. l. howittii).
The first individual (pic 1-3) is a female or a juvenile and was missing part of its tail. The second individual (pics 4-6) is a male, as shown by its size, the red colour on the belly and the more prominent colours and spikes.
Spotted on Mar 15, 2012
Submitted on Apr 2, 2012
11 Comments
@Dan.. they are really everywhere. I have one in my Garden 200 m to the creek but he likes the dog food.. :)
@Dan, they are actually quite common and you'll see them wherever there is a good amount of fresh water and vegetation. Here is one I came across right in the middle of the city:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/101...
Wow! Lucky to have them in your garden!
Thanks Dan! These were in my garden :-)
Nice! I like the 4th pic best!
Thank you Satyen!
As usual, amazing spotting and great info, Daniele.
New picture added showing the whole length of the male.
Thank you very much Anton! And welcome to Project Noah.
great capture..love it
Muchas gracias harsuame!