March 3rd, 2012 at 2:00AM
The Australian Water Dragon (Physignathus leseuerii), is a cheeky and feisty lizard that is common around public parks and waterways on the eastern Australian coast. 

The Australian Water Dragon (Physignathus leseuerii), is a cheeky and feisty lizard that is common around public parks and waterways on the eastern Australian coast. 

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February 14th, 2012 at 1:56PM
Common Name: Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard/ Skink Latin Name: Tiliqua scincoides scincoides Distribution: Eastern Australia IUCN Status: Not assessed (although Adelaide Pygmy Blue Tongued Skink listed as Endangered) Size: 30-60cm in length Habitat and Ecology: Large skink with bright blue tongue. Found in dry bush and suburbia they hiss loudly when disturbed or threatened. They give birth to a live litter of between 6-20 individuals. Diet: Omnivorous - feeding on (slow) inverts such as slugs, beetles and possess strong jaws for crushing snails and fruits like guava.   

Common Name: Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard/ Skink Latin Name: Tiliqua scincoides scincoides Distribution: Eastern Australia IUCN Status: Not assessed (although Adelaide Pygmy Blue Tongued Skink listed as Endangered) Size: 30-60cm in length Habitat and Ecology: Large skink with bright blue tongue. Found in dry bush and suburbia they hiss loudly when disturbed or threatened. They give birth to a live litter of between 6-20 individuals. Diet: Omnivorous - feeding on (slow) inverts such as slugs, beetles and possess strong jaws for crushing snails and fruits like guava.   

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February 1st, 2012 at 11:26AM
Female (from the blue smudge on its neck) Common Flying Dragon (Draco sumatranus) snapped in Sungei Buloh mangroves, Singapore.

Female (from the blue smudge on its neck) Common Flying Dragon (Draco sumatranus) snapped in Sungei Buloh mangroves, Singapore.

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January 28th, 2012 at 12:22PM
Water Monitor (Varanus salvator) swims casually through the murky mangrove of Singapore.

Water Monitor (Varanus salvator) swims casually through the murky mangrove of Singapore.

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December 29th, 2011 at 9:28PM
A Water Monitor (Varanus salvator) tastes the air in Singapore’s wetlands.

A Water Monitor (Varanus salvator) tastes the air in Singapore’s wetlands.

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December 21st, 2011 at 11:02AM
The common and invasive Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor), Singapore.

The common and invasive Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor), Singapore.

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