Victorian info wanted

[lutzd]

Hi. My Godson in Victoria wants to start keeping lizards, and needs to know licence stuff.

Can anyone advise web link to licencing department?

He's dead keen to get a green water dragon. I know nothing about them - anyone know if they are a beginners lizard?


Thanks

 

[africancichlidau]

GREEN water dragon? haven't even heard of 'em mate. Easterns, Gippslands yes but Greens? I haven't got a clue sorry Would be interested in what you find about them though

 

[lutzd]

Me neither - info at http://www.cyclura.com/article/articleview/94/1/18/
Apparently the guy in Victoria is selling hatchlings for $160 and told him he had to have a licence, so I guess they are keepable. I know NOTHING about lizards!

 

[Morelia_man]

green water dragon??? the chinese water dragons is green?

cheers
charles

 

[africancichlidau]

well looking at that page it seems to me that the green is an exotic? Something strange there I think?

 

[lutzd]

No, there is one variety that is Australian according to the web page. "The P.lesueurii comes from Australia."

 

[Morelia_man]

the chinese is an exotic

 

[sobrien]

Hey Lutzdy,
tell him to go here
http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/web/root/domino/cm_da/NRECPA.nsf/579d0c6dfb8bc0164a2569a6002b0e79/05bdd86a5166a6514a256896001cf6ae/$FILE/PrivateLicenceGuidelines.pdf
wow thats long and you have to have Acrobat Reader.
Or, ring 9412 4992 (9 - 12)
They'll help him out
Sim

 

[africancichlidau]

Yeah but the Leseuri is not the Green, I think it is the Eastern Water Dragon.

 

[sobrien]

P.Leseuri is the Eastern water dragon.

 

[Alexahnder]

the one on that page is a chinese water dragon, Physignathus cocincinus , apparently they are preety common overseas but they are more skittish than the australian variety. They aren't legal

 

[Brodie]

Hey,
Well as for the Eastern Water Dragons, i know of a few people myself, However I am not a lizard keeper (I like snakes, geckos and pygmy monitors). But apparently they aren't much harder ot look after than beardies, but they do need a nice big pond/water bowl to jump and play in the water. I know that Ben Wright (darwin) has some and he keeps them in a big outdoor enclosure with a big pond.
Cheers

 

[cyber_crimes]

Gippslands are commonly green.Perhaps your godson means those.
As already suggested they enjoy water and have a preferance for diving into it off an over hanging branch.

 

[lutzd]

Thanks

Thanks for all the replies - more than I expected. He joined the site last night, so will no doubt find this post.

Thanks again.

 

[cyber_crimes]

Oops just took a look at that link you posted David.
It seems the chinese water dragon is the green lizard in question.

However the two Aussie species that are available make great begginers lizards.Those being the
blue Physignathus lessurii Eastern water dragon
green Physignathus lesueurii howittii Gippsland water dragon.