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Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii
This beautiful adult male Australian Eastern Water Dragon is recognizable by its size, the red colour on its belly and its prominent colours markings and spikes. It has a crest of spines from the neck down onto a long flattened tail.
Brisbane Botanical Gardens where they roam freely, as they do in many other parks and garden of the city. Australian water dragons are semi-aquatic and typically perch in conspicuous ways near creeks, rivers, lakes and other water bodies.
Head-body length up to 23 cm and a tail length of up to 80 cm. Distibution: Eastern Australia from northern Queensland to Gippsland in eastern Victoria. A different subspecies in found in Gippsland (P. l. howittii).
Spotted on Mar 31, 2013
Submitted on Apr 24, 2013
26 Comments (1–25)
Thanks Laura!
Haha, nice ones there!
Thanks Viv and Leuba!
Fantastic set of pics Danielle. Beautiful markings and colouring
Handsome ! great spotting Danielle
Thanks Dan! I love those guys.
Great series!
Thanks martinv1 and emilianog1!
Thanks Rieko! ¡Gracias Braulio y Gerado!
Great series !
Amazing!
Nice!
Thanks Maria!
Wonderful series, Daniele!
Hi francor1! This animal is like a big lizard and like all lizards it belongs to the Reptiles class, so it's not a mammal. It lives in Australia only so you'd have to go there to see one, but you may be able see one in a zoo closer to you.
Thanks everyone! Yes, they are incredibly beautiful reptiles!
Fabulous series!
Simply awesome...looks good
Very nice pictures.
A great photo, Daniele. Aren't they the most fabulous and beautiful reptiles? Cheeky buggers too!
Isn't he so good-looking? I love their prehistoric appearance.Thanks Karen!
What a handsome dragon!
Thanks Atul!
Lovely !
Thanks LandmarkExpert. The first shot shows more of the red throat and belly colour which is typical of the male (see Description).