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Intellagama lesueurii howittii

Gippsland Water Dragon at Acton, ACT

Intellagama lesueurii howittii at Acton, ACT - 2 Feb 2023
Intellagama lesueurii howittii at Acton, ACT - 2 Feb 2023
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Identification history

Intellagama lesueurii howittii 3 Feb 2023 wombey
Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii 3 Feb 2023 JenEd

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User's notes

Posing by the bank of Sullivan's creek in the early evening

4 comments

wombey wrote:
   3 Feb 2023
The resident population is subspecies howittii. Very confusing!
wombey wrote:
   3 Feb 2023
The resident population is subspecies howittii. Very confusing!
JenEd wrote:
   3 Feb 2023
Thanks - I wondered. Are you able to correct the sighting record?
wombey wrote:
   3 Feb 2023
I've done that

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Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at Acton, ACT - 10 Aug 2022 by Gremgreezly
Gymnorhina tibicen (Australian Magpie) at Acton, ACT - 7 Aug 2022 by Delegascribble
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides (A Pennywort) at Acton, ACT - 8 Apr 2022 by Tapirlord
Pergidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Sawfly) at Acton, ACT - 11 Mar 2022 by SunnyU
Microcarbo melanoleucos (Little Pied Cormorant) at Acton, ACT - 15 Jan 2020 by Bioparticles
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Acton, ACT - 13 Dec 2019 by BIrdsinCanberra
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Acton, ACT - 8 Dec 2019 by BIrdsinCanberra
Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird) at Acton, ACT - 8 Dec 2019 by BIrdsinCanberra
Nysius vinitor (Rutherglen bug) at Acton, ACT - 8 Dec 2019 by BIrdsinCanberra
Homalictus sp. (genus) (Native bee) at Acton, ACT - 6 Dec 2019 by BIrdsinCanberra
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by Bermagui
Hydromys chrysogaster (Rakali or Water Rat) at Acton, ACT - 22 Aug 2019 by clifo61
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet, Common Violet) at Acton, ACT - 8 Sep 2015 by TimYiu

Location information

Species information

  • Intellagama lesueurii howittii Scientific name
  • Gippsland Water Dragon Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 2 Feb 2023 06:34 PM Recorded on
  • JenEd Recorded by

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  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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