Green/Chinese Water Dragon

You guys must be wondering, What the earth are that animal pictures on my blogs header. Its a Green Water Dragon or Chinese water dragon, Much much cooler to own than Iguana if you ask me. Just look at the resemblance, It got the features almost like Iguana, where as Green water dragon was categorized under Agamidae family genus and iguana is categorized under Iguanidae family genus.

Green/Chinese Water Dragon (pics from Wikepedia )

 Trio of Dragons (pics From LivingRain forest.uk)

 Dragon I use to owned

Chinese water dragons can grow up to 3 feet in length for males and up to 2 feet for females Coloration ranges from dark to light green. Diagonal stripes of green or turquoise are found on the body, while the tail is banded from the middle to the end with green and dark brown. Their undersides are white, off white, very pale green, or pale yellow. Their throats can be quite colorful (generally yellow, orange, or peach), some with a single color, some with stripes. Adult males have larger, more triangular heads than females, and develop larger crests on the head, neck and tail. The tail nearly two-thirds of the entire body length, can be used as a weapon, for balance, and to assist swimming. Like many other reptiles the Chinese water dragon possesses a small, iridescent, photosensitive spot between their eyes referred to as the pineal gland (or colloquially as the third eye) that is thought to help thermoregulate their bodies by sensing differences in light to assist with basking and seeking shelter after sunset.  Since it recognizes differences in light, the pineal gland can also help the lizard avoid predation from birds and other aerial threats. Male water dragons can grow up to be around 6 feet. Females tend to be smaller. Seventy percent of their length is in the tail.(Source Wikepedia)