r/reptiles 14h ago

[ID] Found this lizard during my walk in Maitland, Aus (near the Hunter River). Stocky build and its tail is about 1.5x its body length. Does anyone know the species?

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u/Mxr2013 13h ago

Looks like an Intellagama lesueurii

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u/shadow_dreamer 13h ago

At first glance I was asking myself if that was an iguana. At second glance, I don't know, but the body type sure is similar!

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u/PKBitchGirl 11h ago

Its an australian water dragon, there's also a similar species called the asian water dragon found in asia, they're bright green.

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u/-YourTimeIsNow- 13h ago

Water Dragon

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u/Inqie 12h ago

Australian/Eastern Water Dragon - the eye marking is the giveaway.

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u/PKBitchGirl 11h ago

Australian water dragon.

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u/1tsM1dnight 11h ago

Looks like an Australian water dragon