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Basic information
Physignathus cocincinus
Asian water dragon
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyAgamids
GenusPhysignathus
- Czech name
- Agama kočinčinská
- English name
- Asian water dragon
- Alternative names
- Green Water Dragon, Grüne Wasseragame, Chinese Water Dragon, Thai Water Dragon, Water Dragon, 长鬣蜥
- Synonyms
- Dilophyrus mentager, Lophura concinna, Lophura cuvieri, Physignathus cocincinus caudicinctus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Semi-aquatic
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 250 mm
- Body mass
- max 575.4 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 42 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 18 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body temperature
- 25.7–31 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1.5–5 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 4–23 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–2 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4HH84 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 17499 · dryad-v5