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Eastern Water Dragon

Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii

Description:

The Water Dragon can be identified by a distinctively deep angular head and nuchal crest of spinose scales that joins the vertebral crest extending down the length of its body to the tail. Enlarged spinose scales are also present across the lateral surface, unevenly distributed amongst regular keeled scales. The jowls are large and ear is exposed and of almost equal size of the eye. The dorsal ridge and tail are laterally compressed and the limbs are strong and robust with particularly long toes on the hind legs. The tail is capable of regeneration when lost, furthermore, regenerated tails can also grow back when severed.

Habitat:

Open forest by a waterfall.

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4 Comments

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Again, great spotting & lovely series. Love the video too.

Beautiful!

lori.tas
lori.tas 11 years ago

A particularly fine specimen you've spotted, Tony.

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 11 years ago

Awesome !!!

TonyMarkham
Spotted by
TonyMarkham

New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Mar 20, 2010
Submitted on Aug 8, 2013

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