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Spotted this little guy on the footpath (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by to c/herps@r1b.it
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Can anyone here educate me on what type of lizard this is? Thank you!!

EDIT: I also noticed that this lizard had what looked like a wound and a bit of blood around the shoulder. What would be the most likely culprit for that?

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[โ€“] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

Looks like a water dragon to me.

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    • [โ€“] 4 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

    As for the injury, since it's suburbia due to that crisply edged and mowed lawn, it could be anything but most likely, being a territorial lizard, it's had a fight with another Water Dragon.

    And don't let the name fool you, sometimes they are a long way away from water.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Ahh a fight with another water dragon makes sense! I was thinking at first maybe someones cat, but I guess the cat would cause a hell of a lot more damage at a minimum.

    Thanks for the response!

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    That's why I said it could be anything. Cats are everywhere. Even poorly-trained dogs will give them a touch-up.

    Hopefully it's ok.

    There are videos of fighting ones on YouTube if you were so inclined.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 3 points 2 weeks ago*

    Considering it wasn't much visible damage, I don't think it would have been a cat or a dog, but we do have a lot of wildlife around here, especially with some bushland less than 100 meters away.

    We get a lot of Blue tongues coming through my backyard here, also got Possums living in the garden, and an Owl on the roof most nights, plus my dogs here too. It's dangerous around here for a lizard

    EDIT: I'll pass on looking that up on YouTube though

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