Intellagama lesueurii howittii
Gippsland Water Dragon at Dunlop, ACT
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| Intellagama lesueurii howittii | PatrickCampbell2 | 18 Mar 2025 | |
| Intellagama lesueurii | wombey | 4 Aug 2021 | |
| Intellagama lesueurii | johnpugh | 4 Aug 2021 |
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User's notes
One of a number of smaller dragons observed at the Jarramlee Park crossing of Ginninderra Creek.
3 comments
18 Mar 2025
Complete absence of postocular stripe, whilst there's clear pigmentation visible elsewhere, like on the base of the tail.
19 Mar 2025
Thanks Patrick, Is it safe to assume water dragons in ACT are all Gippsland? Sometime hard to confirm when they are very young. Is there any evidence of interbreeding? Sadly it has been awhile since I have seen Water Dragons along the creek at Jarramlee Park in Dunlop. They used to be so common. Being adjacent Jarramlee Grasslands we have Birds of Prey and Foxes which may be killing them off. The creek flooding could be another factor as we have had a few over the last few years equivalent to a 100 year flood events.
19 Mar 2025
My pleasure John. Generally speaking yes, the water dragons in the ACT belong to the subspecies Intellagama lesueurii howittii. As far as I know, there's no records of the nominate subspecies present in the ACT to date. Unfortunately, two adult males have been observed in Queanbeyan, beside the Queanbeyan River. So best not to assume and if in doubt leave it as Intellagama lesueurii.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.012407-35.204258
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 26 Jan 2020 12:49 AM Recorded on
- johnpugh Recorded by
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- johnpugh NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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