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Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii
Grey, brown and yellow colouring with flecks and stripe patterns. Long sharp claws. I believe this could be a juvenile female based on size and colouration. Happy to be corrected.
Bushland, rainforest, creeks and waterways. Can be spotted in suburbia.
Spotted out on Yuggera/Turrbal Country at the information shelter, Latina Ave Trail Head entrance of the Seven Hills Bushland Reserve (4170). I parked my car beside an open green space park, intending to take a photo of the sign before I entered the bushland for a trail walk. Just as I was getting my camera ready, I spotted this little lady sunning herself on the edge of a large stormwater drain. She let me take a few snaps from afar. As soon as I took a few steps closer to walk past her, she launched herself into the drain and disappeared. I'm certain the drain connects to a nearby creek because I walked that creek line almost immediately after I took the photo and I spotted a few water outlets along the way (which was a good reminder of why it's so important to respect our waterways!) In the second image her head is out of focus (because my camera is on the blink - or maybe it's my eyes that are on the blink?... LOL!) but I still value the image because it allows you to see some of the amazing details and design of her body and claws.
Spotted on Feb 23, 2022
Submitted on Feb 24, 2022
2 Comments
Haha! Thanks Mark, glad to be able to give someone else a chuckle. :D
Super spotting. Great notes. Thanks for sharing. 'Eyes on the blink'.. lol.