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. 

There are several species and sub-species of this lizard.

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.