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Basic information
Intellagama lesueurii
Australian Water Dragon
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyAgamids
GenusEastern water dragons
- Czech name
- Agama vodní australská
- English name
- Australian Water Dragon
- Alternative names
- Agama vodní, Australische Wasseragame, Eastern Water Dragon, Gippsland Water Dragon
- Synonyms
- Amphibolurus branchialis, Amphibolurus heterurus, Amphibolurus maculiferus, Iguana paramatensis, Lophura lesueurii, Physignathus lesueurii var. howitti
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Semi-aquatic
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 289 mm
- Body mass
- max 912 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~3.6 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 47 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 28 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 29.4–29.4 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1–5 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–24 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–4 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3PSS9 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 14973 · dryad-v5