{"id":4332,"date":"2014-10-05T15:00:22","date_gmt":"2014-10-05T15:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lafeber.com\/staging\/vet\/?p=4332"},"modified":"2016-02-01T17:03:54","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T17:03:54","slug":"basic-information-for-chinese-or-green-water-dragons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/basic-information-for-chinese-or-green-water-dragons\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Information Sheet:  Chinese or Green Water Dragons"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Chinese or Green Water Dragon (<em>Physignathus cocincinus<\/em>)<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Water-dragon-cropped-width-700.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11346\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Water-dragon-cropped-width-700.jpg\" alt=\"Water dragon\" width=\"700\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Water-dragon-cropped-width-700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Water-dragon-cropped-width-700-500x268.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Water-dragon-cropped-width-700-400x214.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDownload the <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-dragon-basic-information-sheet.pdf\">Water Dragon Client Handout<\/a> PDF.<br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\"><\/p>\n<h2>Natural history<\/h2>\n<p><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-two-third ezcol-last\"><br \/>\nGreen water dragons are native to tropical forests or areas near the river&#8217;s edge in southeast Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Pets are primarily wild-caught and wild-caught adults can have a difficult time adjusting to captivity. Water dragons are beautiful lizards that make stunning display animals in naturalistic vivaria, however these lizards are inexpensive and imported in large numbers. These flighty lizards then end up in private homes where they may be housed poorly and rapidly become stressed and ill.<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\">\n<h2>Taxonomy<\/h2>\n<p><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-two-third ezcol-last\"><br \/>\n<strong>Class<\/strong>: <em>Reptilia<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Order<\/strong>: <em> Squamata<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong>Family<\/strong>: <em>Agamidae<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Water dragons, bearded dragons, frilled lizards, agamas<\/p>\n<p><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\">\n<h2>Color and Size<\/h2>\n<p><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-two-third ezcol-last\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Variable shades of green or brown with dark tail bands and sometimes light body bands. Coloring is often brightest during the breeding season.<\/li>\n<li>Including the tail, adult males may reach 24-30 in (0.6-0.8 m) in length. More than half of this length is tail.<\/li>\n<li>Females are somewhat smaller.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\"><\/p>\n<h2>Diet<\/h2>\n<p><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-two-third ezcol-last\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feed Water dragons a variety of gut-loaded insects such as crickets, king mealworms, silkworms, and waxworms, as well as grasshoppers, roaches, and earthworms. Pinky mice and small fish may also be fed occasionally. As water dragons age, they become more omnivorous. Offer chopped fruits, greens, and other vegetables.<\/li>\n<li>Dust the non-breeding adult\u2019s diet with a calcium carbonate or calcium gluconate supplement just prior to feeding once weekly. Calcium supplements should be devoid or low in phosphorus with a minimum Ca:P ratio of 2:1. A general vitamin\/mineral supplement may be offered once weekly<\/li>\n<li>Feed juveniles daily. Feed adults once or twice weekly, more often if they are active and in a large habitat.<\/li>\n<li>For more information, download the client handout: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lafebervet.com\/client-education\/#insect\" target=\"_blank\">Feeding Insect Eating Reptiles<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\"><\/p>\n<h2>Husbandry<\/h2>\n<p><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-two-third ezcol-last\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Temperature<\/td>\n<td>Maintain a temperature gradient of 80-86\u00b0F (27-30\u00b0C) with a basking spot that reaches 95\u00b0F (35\u00b0C). Provide a 10-15\u00b0F (5-8\u00b0C) drop in temperature at night to 70-77\u00b0F (21-25\u00b0C).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Humidity\/water<\/td>\n<td>Provide a tropical environment with relative humidity ranging from 60-90%. This lizard requires a large bathing area.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cage size and design<\/td>\n<td>Water dragons require large, spacious enclosures. At minimum, provide this active lizard with a 75-gallon (283-L) terrarium. House one to three lizards in an enclosure at least 6 x 3 x 7 ft (1.8 x 1 x 2 m).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cage furniture\/supplies<\/td>\n<td>Provide a full-spectrum light source for normal absorption of dietary calcium. This arboreal species requires branches for climbing. Provide hiding places in sufficient numbers and in various locations so that all animals have opportunities to hide from other lizards and humans.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Social structure<\/td>\n<td>Water dragons may be housed alone, in pairs, or as trios.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\"><\/p>\n<h2>Lifespan<\/h2>\n<p><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-two-third ezcol-last\"><br \/>\nWhen properly cared for, Water dragons may live 12-15 years. Sexual maturity occurs when dragons exceed 16 in (40 cm) in length when Dragons are usually 2-3 years of age.<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\"><\/p>\n<h2>Anatomy\/ physiology<\/h2>\n<p><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-two-third ezcol-last\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Respiratory:<\/td>\n<td>Lizards have incomplete tracheal rings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gastrointestinal:<\/td>\n<td>Acrodont dentition: Teeth are not set in sockets, but instead are ankylosed to the jawbone surface.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Miscellaneous:<\/td>\n<td>Two or more fat bodies are found in the caudal abdomen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sexual dimorphism:<\/td>\n<td>Males are somewhat larger than and they posses a hemipenal bulge. The hemipenes are the male copulatory organ. Males also tend to be larger than females with larger heads, jowls, and crest, as well as larger <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/assessing-the-sick-lizard\/#Physical_examination\">femoral pores<\/a>. Femoral pores are openings on the ventral thighs where a waxy secretion is produced.<br \/>\nFemoral pores are the opening through which glands produce a thick, waxy secretion. This secretion plays a role in scent marking and other pheromone-based communication.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\"><\/p>\n<h2>Restraint<\/h2>\n<p><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-two-third ezcol-last\"><br \/>\nNever grasp a lizard by the tail. Water dragons utilize tail autotomy, a defense mechanism that utilizes tail loss. A vertical fracture plane of fibroconnective tissue and cartilage runs through the body and part of the neural arch of each caudal vertebrae. Therefore the tail can fall off when grasped sometimes when very little pressure applied. The tail will regrow as a cartilaginous rod.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lafebervet.com\/emergency-medicine\/herps\/blood-collection-in-lizards\/\" target=\"blank\">Venipuncture<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-two-third ezcol-last\"><br \/>\nVentral tail (coccygeal) vein (see Restraint above)<br \/>\nVentral abdominal vein<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\"><\/p>\n<h2>Preventive medicine<\/h2>\n<p><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-two-third ezcol-last\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regular physical examination<\/li>\n<li>Fecal parasite testing<\/li>\n<li>Quarantine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\"><\/p>\n<h2>Important medical conditions<\/h2>\n<p><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-two-third ezcol-last\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abscesses<\/li>\n<li>Ectoparasites<\/li>\n<li>Egg binding<\/li>\n<li>Endoparasitism<\/li>\n<li>Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism or metabolic bone disease<\/li>\n<li>Obesity<\/li>\n<li>Respiratory infection<\/li>\n<li>Rostral abrasions (snout rubbing)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Presenting problem: Stomatitis in Reptiles\" href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/presenting-problem-stomatitis-in-reptiles\/\">Stomatitis<\/a>, gingivitis, periodontal disease<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>**<em>Login to view references<\/em>**<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ref\">References<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green water dragons are native to tropical forests or areas near the river\u2019s edge in southeast Asia. Pets are primarily wild-caught and wild-caught adults can have a difficult time adjusting to captivity. Water dragons are beautiful lizards that make stunning display animals in naturalistic vivaria, however these lizards are inexpensive and imported in large numbers. These flighty lizards then end up in private homes where&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[189,389,711,702],"class_list":["post-4332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-autotomy","tag-natural-history","tag-omnivore","tag-species-taxonomy","content_types-information-sheet","topics-anatomy-physiology","topics-husbandry","topics-preventive-medicine","procedures-restraint-handling","species-lizard","species-reptiles-amphibians","channel-resources-education","contributor-pollock","contributor-donoghue"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Basic Information Sheet: Chinese or Green Water Dragons - LafeberVet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Green water dragons are native to tropical forests or areas near the river\u2019s edge in southeast Asia. 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