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The eye of the water dragon

A male Gippsland water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii howittii) basks in the sunshine by a creek near Merimbula, New South Wales. Image credit: Harrison Warne

This week’s reader photo was taken by Harrison near Merimbula, NSW.

‘The Gippsland Water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii howittii) is a subspecies of water dragon found along the coast of south-eastern Australia. This proud male was found basking on the side of a creek near the town of Merimbula, NSW,’ he says.

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