Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii

1 Eastern Water Dragon at Queanbeyan, NSW

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Identification history

Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii	25 Oct 2021	PatrickCampbell
Intellagama lesueurii	20 Oct 2021	wombey
Intellagama lesueurii	20 Oct 2021	FeralGhostbat

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Sunning on the rocks.

4 comments

PatrickCampbell wrote:

25 Oct 2021

This specimen looks to be an adult male Intellagama l. lesueurii, due to the dark stripe behind the eye, an unmarked throat, a hint of red on the side of the belly and overall grey colouration, which is less green than is often the case for I. l. howittii at this time of year (breeding season). This subspecies is not usually found in these parts, so this specimen is probably an escaped or released pet.
@Ozflyfisher do you happen to have any other shots you could post up that include the throat, chest or belly colouration and pattern?

PatrickCampbell wrote:

25 Oct 2021

Another sighting of Intellagama l. lesueurii has been recorded very close-by.
Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii (Eastern Water Dragon)

FeralGhostbat wrote:

26 Oct 2021

No I don't, sorry. It was out sunbaking with 2 others with different markings. Was wary of me getting too close. If I see it again, I will attempt to catch and photograph.

PatrickCampbell wrote:

26 Oct 2021

Thanks @Ozflyfisher - did you happen to get photos of the other two specimens it was basking with? If so, it would be interesting and helpful to see which subspecies they are or if they're hybrids (hopefully not). If it was sun-baking with others, they were probably females or juveniles, as another adult male would not be tolerated. If you didn't photograph the others, if you can and don't mind taking photos of them, then adding the sightings separately, it would help determine how many Easterns there are at this location and would therefore be greatly appreciated.

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