Water dragon

Weight

98.8 g – 193.4 g

Length

17.9 cm

Lifespan

15.3 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Egg incubation

65 days

Young per litter or clutch

8.9

Litters or clutches a year

1.4

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classReptilia
4. orderSquamata
5. familyAgamidae
6. genusPhysignathus
7. SpeciesPhysignathus cocincinus Cuvier, 1829

Synonyms Dilophyrus mentager, Istiurus physignathus, Lophura concinna, Lophura cuvieri, Physignathus cocincinus caudicinctus

Catalogue of Life

LC, Least Concern

Frilled lizard

Chlamydosaurus kingii

Agamidae

LC, Least Concern

Thorny devil

Moloch horridus

Agamidae

LC, Least Concern

Central bearded dragon

Pogona vitticeps

Agamidae

C

Common agama

Agama agama

AgamidaeNo free photo yet

B

Bloodsucker

Calotes versicolor

AgamidaeNo free photo yet

S

Sinai agama

Pseudotrapelus sinaitus

AgamidaeNo free photo yet

CompareWater dragon vs Frilled lizardWater dragon vs Thorny devilWater dragon vs Central bearded dragonWater dragon vs Common agama

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@misc{water_dragon_2026,
  title = {Water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/water-dragon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}