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EASTERN WATER DRAGON
Physignathus leseuerii

juvenile waer dragon  P. leseuri range map

P. leseuri

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This wild water Dragon lives at Kooralbyn Resort (SE Qld) and hangs around the restaurant - Photo John Fowler

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Note that the Gippsland Water Dragon P.l.howittii is found in the southern part of the Range and lacks the distinct eye stripe.

The Eastern Water Dragon is a very common species found in Eastern Australia. It is commonly kept as a pet and is very easy to breed often having more than 1 clutch of eggs per year.

Females usually lay from 6 to 20 eggs per clutch which take from 70 to 120 days to hatch.

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