---
title: "Northern Water Dragon"
description: "Tropicagama temporalis — Répteis. Tropicagama is a genus of large-bodied lizards in the family Agamidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/northern-water-dragon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Water Dragon

> Tropicagama temporalis — Répteis. Tropicagama is a genus of large-bodied lizards in the family Agamidae.

- Scientific name: *Tropicagama temporalis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `freshwater` (Lagos e rios), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 1460
- Wikidata: [Q64684578](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64684578)
- iNaturalist taxon: [964795](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/964795)

## Names

- en: Northern Water Dragon
- de: Papua-Wasserdrache
- fr: Dragon d'eau ligné

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1115), ID (17), PG (13)

## Summary

Tropicagama is a genus of large-bodied lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is monotypic, with only one species listed: Tropicagama temporalis, commonly known as the swamplands lashtail or northern water dragon. This semi-arboreal species inhabits the tropical savannah woodlands of northern Australia, as well as parts of New Guinea and southeastern Indonesia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicagama

## Photo

![Northern Water Dragon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-water-dragon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84298665

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-water-dragon?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).