Australian Water Dragon

Australian Water Dragon

Intellagama lesueurii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Daintree National Park

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Boyd's Forest Dragon
LC Endemic

Boyd's Forest Dragon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Lophosaurus boydii

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
2 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
4 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
5 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
6 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
7 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Australian Water Dragon in Daintree National Park?

About 32% of visitor-days record a Australian Water Dragon sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 71 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Australian Water Dragon in Daintree National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Australian Water Dragon in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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