Intellagama lesueurii howittii
Gippsland Water Dragon at Uriarra Village, ACT
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| Intellagama lesueurii howittii | GeoffRobertson | 29 Jun 2017 | |
| Intellagama lesueurii howittii | ozza | 29 Jun 2017 |
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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.
2 comments
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
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
Location information
- Coordinates 148.942025-35.324017
- Altitude 491.0m
- Maps Cotter Reserve
- Places Uriarra Village, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Dec 2016 04:52 PM Recorded on
- ozza Recorded by
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- ozza Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Intellagama lesueurii howittii Dragons Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Intellagama lesueurii howittii Scientific name
- Gippsland Water Dragon Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1177.8m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Physignathus lesueurii
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