Northern Water Dragon
Tropicagama temporalis
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 891
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Tropicagama is a genus of large-bodied lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is monotypic, with only one species listed: Tropicagama temporalis, commonly known as the swamplands lashtail or northern water dragon. This semi-arboreal species inhabits the tropical savannah woodlands of northern Australia, as well as parts of New Guinea and southeastern Indonesia.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Tropicagama”.