Range: Asia

Habitat: Dense Tropical Forests

Natural Diet: Insects, small vertebrate including fish and small mammals

Diet at Rain Forest: Insects, small mice

Size: 16-18 inches

Keeper Notes:  A highly aquatic lizard the Water Dragon spends several hours per day either submerged or partially submerged in standing water. 

Females lay eggs in the late spring or early summer of the year.  A typical clutch will contain 8-12 leathery eggs deposited in soft soil or leaf litter near a permanent source of water. 

Status in Wild: Numbers are rapidly declining due to over collection for pet trade as well as the introduction of feral animals such as domestic cats.