Intellagama lesueurii howittii

Gippsland Water Dragon at Uriarra Village, ACT

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	Intellagama lesueurii howittii	29 Jun 2017	GeoffRobertson
	Intellagama lesueurii howittii	29 Jun 2017	ozza

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This looks like a Gippsland Water Dragon, but It's not on the species list. I read somewhere they are no longer classed as a subspecies, but I'm not certain.

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WillO wrote:

30 Jun 2017

I have seen this mentioned at a herp web site but havn't seen any research referred to that has recommended dropping the two subspecies names. I have emailed some colleagues who might know but so far no replies. If anyone sees a reference to a scientific paper recently published on this topic I am keen to follow up. Thanks WillO

GeoffRobertson wrote:

30 Jun 2017

Thanks Will. I put up the classification. It was simply a matter of convenience. It would be possibly to create separate (sub)species categories if you were prepared to reclassify the records. However, for historical, non photoed, records I am not sure if they state the subspecies. How easy it is it to distinguish subspecies for younger animals? This may lead to three categories (two sub-species and indeterminate - a little messy). How important it is to distinguish between the two sub-species. Possibly other species could be split, e.g. the two different forms of White's Skink. Geoff

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