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Taxonomy of the genus Intellagama Biodiversity of the family Agamidae

Bibliography of the genus
Intellagama (Eastern Australian Water Dragon)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Agamidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Intellagama lesueurii

Anonymous. 1976. Observations on the eastern water dragon Physignathus lesueurii in the natural state and in captivity. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 8(2): 2 pp.

Alderton, D. 1987. Spotlight. The eastern water dragon. Aquarist and Pondkeeper 52(2): 11-12.

Alibardi, L. 1999. Formation of large micro-ornamentations in developing scales of agamine lizards. Journal of Morphology 240(3): 251-266.

Altmann, H. 1969. Zur Haltung von Physignathus lesueurii. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 22: 94.

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.

Arnaud, B. 2017. Predation on an eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii) by a heath monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) in Royal National Park, Australia. Herpetology Notes 10: 339.

Baird, T.A.; Baird, T.D.; Shine, R. 2013. Showing red: male coloration signals same-sex rivals in an Australian Water Dragon. Herpetologica 69(4): 436-444.

Barrett, C. 1931. The Gippsland water lizard. Victorian Naturalist (Melbourne) 47(10): 162-165.

Baxter-Gilbert, J.H.; Riley, J.L. 2015. Natural history notes: Intellagama lesuerii lesuerii (Eastern Water Dragon). Trifid tail. Herpetological Review 46(3): 433-434.

Brazenor, C.W. 1932. A lizard not previously recorded from Victoria. Victorian Naturalist (Melbourne) 49: 171.

Clifford, H.T.; Hamley, T. 1982. Seed dispersal by water-dragons. Queensland Naturalist 23(5-6): 49.

Courtice, G.P. 1981. Some aspects of diving in a semi-aquatic lizard, Physignathus lesueurii (Agamidae). (Abstract). Proceedings of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society 12(2): 178.

Cuervo, J.J.; Shine, R. 2007. Hues of a dragon's belly: morphological correlates of ventral coLoration in water dragons. Journal of Zoology (London) 273(3): 298-304.

Daly, G. 1992. Aggressive territorial behaviour of free range water dragons (Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii). Herpetofauna (Sydney) 22(1): 37.

Doody, J.S. 2006. Communal nesting in the red-throated skink, Bassiana platynota. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 36(1): 23-24.

Doody, J.S. 2009. Superficial lizards in cold climates: nest site choice along an elevational gradient. Austral Ecology 34(7): 773-779.

Doody, J.S. 2013. Natural history notes: Physignathus lesueurii (Australian Water Dragon). Mutilation by ravens. Herpetological Review 44(4): 679-680.

Doody, J.S.; Guarino, E.; Georges, A.; Corey, B.; Murray, G.; Ewert, M. 2006. Nest site choice compensates for climate effects on sex ratios in a lizard with environmental sex determination. Evolutionary Ecology 20(4): 307-330.

Doody, J.S.; Guarino, E.; Harlow, P.S.; Corey, B.; Murray, G. 2006. Quantifying nest site choice in reptiles using hemispherical photography and gap light analysis. Herpetological Review 37(1): 49-52.

Doody, J.S.; Harlow, P.; Douglass, D.; Thiem, J.D.; Broadhurst, B.; Trembath, D.; Olsen, J.; Fuentes, E.; Rose, T. 2014. Patterns of predation and antipredator behavior in the Australian Water Dragon, Physignathus lesueurii. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 9(1): 48-56.

Egert, J. 2002. Care and breeding of the eastern water dragon, Physignathus lesueurii. Reptilia (GB) 20: 48-56.

Frauca, H. 1972. Die australische Wasseragame (Physignathus lesueurii). DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 25: 280-283.

Gardiner, R.Z.; Doran, E.; Strickland, K.; Carpenter-Bundhoo, L.; Frere, C. 2014. A face in the crowd: a non-invasive and cost effective photo-identification methodology to understand the fine scale movement of Eastern Water Dragons. PLoS ONE 9(5): e96992.

Griessel, H. 1990. Wasseragamen im Terrarium. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 43(9): 534-535.

Grigg, G.C.; Drane, C.R.; Courtice, G.P. 1979. Time constants of heating and cooling in the eastern water dragon, Physignathus lesueruii and some generalizations about heating and cooling in reptiles. Journal of Thermal Biology 4(1): 95-103.

Hamley, T. 1990. An inexpensive force platform for use with small animals: design and application. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29(2): 389-395.

Hamley, T. 1990. Functions of the tail in bipedal locomotion of lizards, dinosaurs and pterosaurs. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 28(1): 153-158.

Hardy, C.J.; Hardy, C.M. 1977. Tail regeneration and other observations in a species of agamid lizard. Australian Zoologist 19(2): 141-148.

Harlow, P.S.; Harlow, M.F. 1997. Captive reproduction and longevity in the eastern water dragon (Physignathus lesueurii). Herpetofauna (Sydney) 27(1): 14-19.

Hobden, C. 2003. Eastern water dragon (Physignathus lesueurii): adaptation to change in landsape. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 33(1): 33-36.

Knese, W. 2018. Aus Alt mach Neu – Bau eines Großterrariums für Australische Wasseragamen. Reptilia (D) 23(129): ?

Langerwerf, B. 1998. Einfluss schwankender Temperaturen auf den Schlupf bei zwei Echsenarten. Elaphe 6(3): 22-24.

Littleford-Colquhoun, B.L.; Clemente, C.; Whiting, M.J.; Ortiz-Barrientos, D.; Frere, C.H. 2017. Archipelagos of the Anthropocene: rapid and extensive differentiation of native terrestrial vertebrates in a single metropolis. Molecular Ecology 26(9): 2466-2481

Longley, G. 1941. Notes on some Australian lizards. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1940-41: 30-35.

Longley, G. 1947. Notes on the hatching of the eggs of the water dragon (Physignathus lesueurii). Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1946-47: 29.

Meek, R.; Avery, R.A. 2008. Basking in the Australian water dragon Physignathus lesueurii; why do alpha males not respond to operative temperatures in the same way as adults and sub-adults? Amphibia-Reptilia 29(2): 257-262.

Meek, R.; Avery, R.A.; Weir, E. 2001. Physignathus lesuerii (Australian water dragon): predation on a skink (Lampropholis delicata). Herpetological Bulletin 76: 31-32.

Meek, R.; Weir, E.; Sutcliffe, G. 2001. Nest temperatures of the water dragon Physignathus lesueurii in southeast Australia. Herpetological Bulletin 76: 26-27.

Mitsch, H. 1936. Physignathus lesueuri. Aquarium (Berlin) 10: 38-40.

Murphy, M.J. 1996. Relict herpetofauna of a small bushland remnant in Sydney, NSW. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 26(1): 45.

Musgrave, A. 1925. The animal life of the Nepean River. Australian Museum Magazine 2(6): 209-216.

Retallick, R.W.R.; Hero, J.M. 1994. Predation of an eastern water dragon (Physignathus lesueurii) by a common Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis). Herpetofauna (Sydney) 24(2): 47-48.

Ringma, J.L.; Salisbury, S.W. 2014. Aquatic locomotor kinematics of the Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii). Journal of Herpetology 48(2): 240-248.

Rodda, A.E. 1924. The eastern water-dragon, Physignathus lesuerii. Victorian Naturalist (Melbourne) 41: 157-158.

Smith, J. 1979. Notes on incubation and hatching of eggs of the eastern water dragon. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 10(2): 12-13.

Strickland, K.; Gardiner, R.; Schultz, A.J.; Frere, C.H. 2014. The social life of Eastern Water Dragons: sex differences, spatial overlap and genetic relatedness. Animal Behaviour 97: 53-61.

Thompson, M.B. 1993. Estimate of the population structure of the eastern water dragon, Physignathus lesueurii (Reptilia: Agamidae), along riverside habitat. Wildlife Research 20(5): 613-619.

Turner, G. 1999. Field observations of Gippsland water dragons Physignathus lesueurii howitti sleeping in water. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 29(1): 49-51.

Turner, G. 2010. Some predator-prey interactions involving reptiles and frogs from the wet tropics region, north Queensland. Queensland Naturalist 48(4-6): 78-84.

Ullrich, G. 2014. [Profile of Intellagama lesueurii (GRAY, 1831)]. (In German). Iguana Rundschreiben 27(1): 17-22.

Watkins-Colwell, G.J.; Johnston, G. 1999. Does the water dragon, Physignathus lesueurii (Gray 1831), occur in New Guinea? Herpetological Review 30(2): 73-74.

Wilson, K.J. 1974. The relationship of oxygen supply for activity to body temperature in four species of lizards. Copeia 1974(4): 920-934.

Zwinenberg, A.J. 1977. Die australische Wasseragame (Physignathus lesueurii). Aquaria 24(6): 93-97.

Zwinenberg, A.J. 1982. Die Australische Wasseragame, Physignathus lesueurii. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 35(12): 473-475.