Australian Water Dragon at Welby, NSW
Identification history
| Intellagama lesueurii | 11 Jun 2022 | PatrickCampbell | ||
| Intellagama lesueurii | 16 Aug 2021 | PatrickCampbell | ||
| Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii | 10 Dec 2020 | GlossyGal |
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6 comments
PatrickCampbell
wrote:
22 Jan 2021
It's definitely a water dragon, however positively identifying the subspecies from this photograph is difficult, as the side of the head is in shadow and the throat, chest and belly are not visible.
Having said that it's most likely Intellagama l. lesueurii, as there is a known population at this location and the nearest reliable I. lesueurii howittii record is almost 5 km away.
Having said that it's most likely Intellagama l. lesueurii, as there is a known population at this location and the nearest reliable I. lesueurii howittii record is almost 5 km away.
GlossyGal
wrote:
22 Jan 2021
Thanks Patrick - I have a grainier photo of the face with no shadow. I'll email it to you. Cheers EL
PatrickCampbell
wrote:
16 Aug 2021
@GlossyGal Thanks for posting the additional photo EL.
I can see a faint postocular stripe but it's not very clear, which could be due to the specimen having gone a long time since its last slough or the water was not clean. It's a bit hard to call, so perhaps it's prudent to leave this one as Intellagama lesueurii.
For some reason I can't see a location on this, which increases the doubt. Do you mind telling me the rough location?
I can see a faint postocular stripe but it's not very clear, which could be due to the specimen having gone a long time since its last slough or the water was not clean. It's a bit hard to call, so perhaps it's prudent to leave this one as Intellagama lesueurii.
For some reason I can't see a location on this, which increases the doubt. Do you mind telling me the rough location?
GlossyGal
wrote:
16 Aug 2021
Hi Patrick - it was out the back of Mittagong in Mt Alex reserve - here's the GPS: Latitude: 34° 26’ 20.802” S Longitude: 150° 26’ 24.552” EL
Location information
- Coordinates 150.440122-34.439122
- Altitude 631.4m
- Maps Mittagong Wingecarribee Local Government Area
- Places Welby, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2020 09:45 AM Recorded on
- GlossyGal Recorded by
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Reptiles and Frogs Dragons GlossyGal Southern Highlands NatureMapr
Species information
- Intellagama lesueurii Scientific name
- Australian Water Dragon Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 716m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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