Eastern Water Dragon Physignathus lesueurii

urunga nsw australia
the largest of the dragons in australia the male growing up to a metre in length is somewhat more colourful than the female they can live up to 20 years in the wild, both males and females have a row of spines that start at the top of the head and run all the way down the body and tail, giving them a prehistoric look, a powerful swimmer whenever threatened, he will take to the water, where he can submerge from several minutes up to an hour to escape predators or climb a tree using his powerful legs and long claws, The Eastern Water Dragon is always found in or near water, and will not venture far from the safety of their watery homes. feeding on a variety of insects, aquatic life, small reptiles and frogs, he is also known to eat fruits and other vegetation