1 Gippsland Water Dragon at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Intellagama lesueurii howittii | 30 Jan 2020 | wombey | ||
| Intellagama lesueurii howittii | 29 Jan 2020 | JonSteinbeck |
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Sorry, this is from December last year, I am catching up with some photos I have. Several Gippsland Water Dragons were sunning themselves along the eastern bank of Sullivans Creek. The first one I saw was a little distance from the bank, and I only noticed it when it moved because of a nearby pedestrian who was oblivious to the water dragon. It kept moving towards the creek but would pause for a while in a spot, giving me a chance to get closer. I saw several more water dragons along the creek as I walked northwards. There was even a baby one. Most of the lizards were among the rocks near the start of the flood canal. They were already there when I approached but did not flee unless I got too close.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.123855-35.275095
- Altitude 580.1m
- Maps Australian National University Sullivans Creek, Acton ANU Kingsley Precinct ANU Daley Precinct
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 13 Dec 2019 05:20 PM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Intellagama lesueurii howittii Dragons Reptiles and Frogs
Additional information
- Mixed Gender
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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