Subspecies Intellagama lesueurii howitti (McCoy, 1884)
Gippsland Water Dragon
- Physignathus lesueuri howitti McCoy, F. 1884. The Gippsland water lizard. Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria 9: 7-10 [7, pl. 81].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV D1822, Upper Buchan River, VIC.Subsequent designation references:
Coventry, A.J. 1970. Reptile and amphibian type specimens housed in the National Museum of Victoria. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 31: 115-124.
Generic Combinations
- Intellagama lesueurii howitti (McCoy, 1884). —
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
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
From Gippsland, VIC to Kangaroo Valley, NSW.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), South East Corner (SEC)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Victoria
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, closed forest, diurnal, low open woodland, open forest, oviparous, riparian, tall forest, woodland.
General References
Townsend, T.M., Mulcahy, D.G., Noonan, B.P., Sites, J.W., Kuczynski, C.A., Wiens, J.J. & Reeder, T.W. 2011. Phylogeny of iguanian lizards inferred from 29 nuclear loci, and a comparison of concatenated and species-tree approaches for an ancient, rapid radiation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61: 363–380
Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2003. A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Australia : Holland 448 pp. [326] (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | Intellagama Wells & Wellington, 1985 | 05-Jun-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |