Intellagama lesueurii howittii

Gippsland Water Dragon at Acton, ACT

Intellagama lesueurii howittii at Acton, ACT - 18 Feb 2021
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Identification history

Intellagama lesueurii howittii 25 Oct 2021 PatrickCampbell
Intellagama lesueurii 9 Oct 2021 wombey
Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii 9 Oct 2021 Chris Appleton

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wombey wrote:
   9 Oct 2021
They look more like howittii to me but I am happy not to get into subspecies here
   25 Oct 2021
I agree with John that these are definitely Intellagama l. howittii.
These adult males are engaging in territorial combat behaviour.

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  • 18 Feb 2021 02:12 PM Recorded on
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