AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS, DISTRIBUTION MAPS AND INFORMATION
This site covers Snakes and Lizards, Crocodiles and Turtles, including Colubrid snakes, Pythons, Elapids (called Cobras or Coral Snakes in some countries), Sea Snakes, File Snakes, Blind (or Worm) Snakes, Sea Turtles, Freshwater Turtles (or Tortoises) Dragon Lizards (Agamas), Gecko's, Legless Lizards, Monitor Lizards (often called Goanna's in Australia), Skinks and Crocodilia.
This large (not captive) Eastern Water Dragon Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii was photographed at Sea World (Gold Coast, Qld)
The photo above of an adult Eastern Water Dragon Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii was taken in Brisbane Qld.
Males tend to have more red on their chest/throat than females however if there are no males in an area the dominant female may take on male colouration.
Photo above of an adult Eastern Water Dragon Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii taken at a cafe near Brisbane Qld
Captive male Eastern Water Dragon Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii note that this was a breeding male. Males usually have more red on their chest than females.
Note that there are a few populations of Water Dragons Intellagama lesueuriifound in the Mt. Lofty Ranges, South Australia, which are believed to be feral.
Eastern Water Dragon Brisbane
Hatchling Eastern Water Dragon Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii
This wild Eastern Water Dragon Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii above lived at Kooralbyn Resort (SE Qld) and lived near the restaurant - Photo John Fowler
Adult Eastern Water Dragon - Note the distinct black stripe which extends from the ear to the eye.
The Eastern Water Dragon is a very common species found in Eastern Australia. It
is commonly kept as a pet and is very easy to breed, often having more than 1 clutch of eggs per year.
Females usually lay from 6 to 20 eggs per clutch which take from 70 to 120 days to hatch.
