Species Intellagama lesueurii (Gray, 1831)

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Generic Combinations

• Physignathus lesueurii (Gray, 1831).
• Intellagama lesueurii (Gray, 1831). —
  Amey, A.P., Couper, P.J. & Shea, G.M. 2012. Intellagama lesueurii (Gray, 1831), the correct binomial combination for the Australian Eastern Water Dragon (Sauria, Agamidae). Zootaxa 3390: 65–67

 

Introduction

See Amey et al. (2012) for arguments supporting use of the name Intellagama lesueurii for the Australian Eastern Water Dragon.

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Extra-limital in southern New Guinea

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, closed forest, diurnal, low open woodland, open forest, oviparous, riparian, tall forest, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

General carnivore.

 

General References

Amey, A.P., Couper, P.J. & Shea, G.M. 2012. Intellagama lesueurii (Gray, 1831), the correct binomial combination for the Australian Eastern Water Dragon (Sauria, Agamidae). Zootaxa 3390: 65–67

Australian Herpetological Society Members 1976. (Observations on the eastern water dragon Physignathus lesueurii in the natural state and in captivity). Herpetofauna 8: 20-22

Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [123] (subspecies not identified in Cogger et al. (1983: 123), in which Cogger listed synonyms)

Giddings, S. 1980. Breeding water dragons (Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii and Physignathus lesueurii howittii) in captivity. South Australian Herpetology Group. Newsletter Feb. 1980: 2-3

Hay, M. 1972. The breeding of Physignathus lesuerurii in captivity. Herpetofauna 5: 4-5

Smith, J. 1979. Notes on incubation and hatching of eggs of the eastern water dragon. Herpetofauna 10: 12-14

Zwinenberg, A.J. 1977. Die australische Wasseragame (Physignathusrna lesueurii). Aquaria (St. Gallen) 24: 93-97 (natural history)

 

Common Name References

CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Eastern Water Dragon)

Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [39] (Water Dragon)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023	AGAMIDAE	24-Aug-2023	MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024	LACERTILIA	23-Aug-2023	MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024	AGAMIDAE	27-Apr-2017	MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024		16-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)