The Australian Water Dragon up a tree
The Australian Water Dragon Physignathus lesueurii is an arboreal agamid species native to Eastern Australia from Victoria north to Queensland there is also a small population in the South East coast of the State of South Australia Long powerful limbs built for swimming with a prominent nuchal and vertebral crest There are two subspecies P l lesueurii Eastern Water Dragon and P l howitti Gippsland Water Dragon P l lesueurii possesses a dark band behind its eye P l howitti lacks this and instead has dark bands on either side of its throat which is blotched with yellow orange or blue Both subspecies are light greenish grey in overall color with black bands running down back tail and legs Including their tails which comprise about two thirds of their total length adult females grow to about 2 feet long while adult males can grow slightly longer than 3 feet Males show bolder coloration with red chests and larger heads than females These reptiles go through a hibernating phase in winter months which is critical for their reproductive cycle The Australian Water Dragon is the only species of the genus Physignathus in Australia the other species Physignathus cocincinus lives in South East Asia MOB75 Pic Photography Photograph Photo picture image desert alert active quick vigilant prepared fast camouflage watchful watch eyes hot Eastern Water Dragon physignathus lesueurii australia brisbane a state of alert vigilance watchfulness attentiveness alertness circumspection warning notification notice siren alarm signal danger signal distress signal dragon lizard wildlife australia reptile dragon water animal eastern water reptile australian head face profile scales
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