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Eastern Water Dragon

Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii

Photo by SeraArnold
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Field Notes

Notes:

Found in Byron Bay, he was very relaxed around us & very beautiful so obviously a male in full colour regalia!

Species ID Suggestions

eastern water dragon

Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii

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Scott Frazier
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Comments (3)
SeraArnold
Many thanx Scott - just couldn't decide! Depends on the shots you view - have updated the post cheers :}
Scott Frazier
The Australian water dragon Intellagama lesueurii is the sole species in the genus. It however contains 2 subspecies, the eastern water dragon (I. l. lesueurii) and the Gippsland water dragon (I. l. howittii). Based on the descriptions I've read, I would say this is the eastern subspecies because it has dark bands behind its eyes while the Gippsland apparently doesn't.

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Flora & Fauna of New South Wales
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PublishedJuly 24, 2014

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