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Water Dragons & Basilisks

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2003.
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Basilisks, Corytophanidae, are a family of forest-dwelling lizards, also called casquehead lizards or helmeted lizards, endemic to the New World. TAhe head crests are used in defensive displays, where the lateral aspect of the body is brought about to face a potential predator in an effort to look bigger. Physignathus is a genus of large, diurnal, arboreal, agamid lizards, commonly known as water dragons. The two species are the Chinese water dragon P. cocincinus, and the Australian water dragon Physignathus is a genus of large, diurnal, arboreal, agamid lizards, commonly known as water dragons. The two species are the Chinese water dragon P. cocincinus, and the Australian water dragon P. lesueurii Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of Water Dragons and Basilisks. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting.

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Getting a water Dragon
by Cloud-the-dragon - Aug 23, 2003 08:16 PM
13 Sep 20, 2003 02:32 AM
by snakeguyVicBC
dragon medication
by BillieJo1225 - Aug 22, 2003 01:48 AM
0 No replies
follow up on the previous message
by j5th - Aug 20, 2003 10:35 PM
2 Aug 21, 2003 08:26 AM
by H2oDrgns
Sleepy Dragon
by j5th - Aug 20, 2003 09:29 PM
2 Aug 21, 2003 08:17 AM
by H2oDrgns
Anyone in Massachusetts and New Hampshire - READ -
by leopardlover6986 - Aug 20, 2003 07:15 PM
0 No replies
Help Help HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by R.I.B. - Aug 20, 2003 04:49 PM
4 Sep 02, 2003 08:40 PM
by CollardGuy
pic of my WD ..
by eternal - Aug 18, 2003 10:14 PM
2 Aug 30, 2003 02:39 AM
by eternal
Water Dragon
by rtegu - Aug 18, 2003 08:15 PM
0 No replies
Look what we "hatched" out!!
by andrea88 - Aug 18, 2003 04:07 PM
4 Sep 08, 2003 07:26 AM
by asia2003
heres a pic of spike in his burrow?.........
by skyliner - Aug 18, 2003 03:21 PM
6 Aug 30, 2003 12:28 PM
by skyliner
skinny dragon
by lrptls - Aug 18, 2003 10:15 AM
4 Aug 19, 2003 04:24 PM
by lrptls
New to CWD ownership.. need pointers..
by leopardlover6986 - Aug 17, 2003 11:56 PM
1 Aug 20, 2003 02:54 PM
by lrptls
1 Aug 17, 2003 11:07 PM
by eternal
Found a dead baby WD yesterday
by spring - Aug 17, 2003 10:38 AM
1 Aug 17, 2003 01:02 PM
by H2oDrgns
What can they really eat?
by LuvMyRaptor - Aug 16, 2003 12:51 AM
1 Aug 18, 2003 08:55 AM
by dsgnGrl
Dragon pooping when handled
by Deanne - Aug 15, 2003 10:09 PM
2 Aug 16, 2003 08:41 AM
by Deanne
Hey everybody
by H2oDrgns - Aug 15, 2003 05:41 PM
2 Aug 18, 2003 07:10 PM
by H2oDrgns
my water dragon died for a few minutes
by lrptls - Aug 15, 2003 03:15 PM
2 Aug 16, 2003 01:35 AM
by xardion
Feeding questions for baby CWD
by LuvMyRaptor - Aug 14, 2003 10:14 PM
0 No replies
What is the smallest species of water dragons?
by lil_frogger2 - Aug 14, 2003 08:58 PM
0 No replies
urgent help needed
by ellie_a - Aug 14, 2003 08:32 PM
3 Aug 15, 2003 11:59 AM
by chong188
Leopard Frogs?
by chong188 - Aug 14, 2003 04:09 PM
3 Aug 15, 2003 12:21 PM
by Rick Gordon
eggs, eggs, and more eggs
by gyke - Aug 14, 2003 01:32 PM
0 No replies
goodbye
by xardion - Aug 14, 2003 12:08 AM
5 Aug 14, 2003 09:58 PM
by xardion
help- I'm having trouble with both my girls
by gyke - Aug 13, 2003 07:24 PM
1 Aug 13, 2003 11:07 PM
by kt
fish?
by lizardboy5 - Aug 13, 2003 12:43 AM
3 Aug 13, 2003 07:38 PM
by rowad
do they all eat leftovers?
by rowad - Aug 12, 2003 03:00 PM
4 Aug 13, 2003 02:16 PM
by lizardface
coral calcium
by eternal - Aug 11, 2003 04:27 PM
2 Aug 13, 2003 11:27 PM
by eternal
Urgent! Australian Water Dragon
by Rtegu - Aug 11, 2003 04:05 PM
4 Aug 15, 2003 10:05 PM
by direwolf
Sad News
by dsgnGrl - Aug 11, 2003 01:23 PM
15 Sep 13, 2003 10:24 AM
by lizardboy
temperment
by lizardboy5 - Aug 10, 2003 11:57 PM
0 No replies
Water Dragon Diet
by ferretlover187 - Aug 10, 2003 03:34 PM
1 Aug 13, 2003 12:17 PM
by Rick Gordon
what on earth is this about
by xardion - Aug 10, 2003 05:43 AM
1 Aug 11, 2003 02:09 AM
by lissag25
Australian Water DRAGON
by Rtegu - Aug 09, 2003 10:01 AM
1 Aug 09, 2003 12:02 PM
by matthew
Urgent - My WD has a big paw ..
by Amazonea - Aug 09, 2003 03:54 AM
5 Aug 14, 2003 03:05 AM
by Amazonea
cwd questions
by BillieJo1225 - Aug 08, 2003 03:33 PM
4 Aug 22, 2003 02:00 AM
by BillieJo1225
terrestrial water dragon?
by chong188 - Aug 08, 2003 12:08 AM
1 Aug 08, 2003 12:55 PM
by tanias16
Can I feed my CWD silkworms and hornworms?? np
by DogStar - Aug 06, 2003 05:01 PM
1 Aug 06, 2003 05:09 PM
by lissag25
Adult Brown Bassie Cage Size????????????????????
by Herper123 - Aug 06, 2003 04:48 PM
0 No replies
3 Aug 07, 2003 11:44 AM
by Rick Gordon
it happened again
by xardion - Aug 05, 2003 06:56 PM
7 Aug 10, 2003 03:03 AM
by kittylou
finally she had her eggs...
by gyke - Aug 05, 2003 01:19 PM
1 Aug 06, 2003 12:29 PM
by Rick Gordon
a sexing question and a pic
by asia2003 - Aug 04, 2003 12:39 PM
4 Aug 05, 2003 02:25 PM
by asia2003
Stopped Eating
by Why - Aug 04, 2003 10:27 AM
0 No replies
ohhhh crappp
by xardion - Aug 03, 2003 01:01 AM
2 Aug 04, 2003 11:57 AM
by Rick Gordon
Introducing a male to a female
by tnj318 - Aug 01, 2003 02:56 PM
0 No replies
Water Dragon Enclosures
by Artmeis - Aug 01, 2003 02:03 PM
4 Aug 02, 2003 07:00 PM
by BryanR.
roast duck
by lizardwoman - Jul 31, 2003 01:12 PM
0 No replies
2 Sep 05, 2003 12:45 PM
by korina
basilisk caresheet
by chacoantegu - Jul 30, 2003 09:17 PM
0 No replies
need help with breeding
by frilledkeeper - Jul 30, 2003 07:38 PM
0 No replies
free roaming
by dmf - Jul 30, 2003 04:53 PM
14 Aug 08, 2003 12:21 PM
by Rick Gordon
GUTLOADS? PLEASE HELP
by tanias16 - Jul 30, 2003 02:48 PM
2 Aug 01, 2003 09:01 AM
by tanias16
Tailing Wagging
by Artmeis - Jul 30, 2003 12:19 PM
2 Aug 04, 2003 11:47 AM
by Rick Gordon
CWD Setup Pics Pleas?n/p
by OneTwoManyHerps - Jul 30, 2003 11:11 AM
0 No replies
water dragon babies
by TiaTegu - Jul 30, 2003 08:58 AM
3 Aug 05, 2003 09:50 AM
by zrho
Help with Water Dragon Vivs
by Artmeis - Jul 29, 2003 09:49 PM
0 No replies
Monster Eater!
by Artmeis - Jul 29, 2003 06:29 PM
8 Aug 01, 2003 01:22 PM
by rick gordon
joeyP....thanks
by lissag25 - Jul 29, 2003 05:55 PM
2 Jul 29, 2003 10:20 PM
by lissag25
a better pic of spike the recues CWD...........
by skyliner - Jul 29, 2003 03:48 PM
3 Jul 30, 2003 12:04 AM
by skyliner
aussie water dragons
by frilledkeeper - Jul 29, 2003 12:14 PM
0 No replies
eating fruit!!!
by asia2003 - Jul 28, 2003 07:14 PM
0 No replies
cwd diet
by lrptls - Jul 28, 2003 06:42 PM
1 Jul 29, 2003 11:35 AM
by chong188
a pic of my rescued CWD,for alissa.........
by skyliner - Jul 28, 2003 04:56 PM
8 Jul 29, 2003 02:13 PM
by skyliner
water dragons size comparison...
by herpdude459 - Jul 28, 2003 12:54 AM
1 Jul 28, 2003 07:23 AM
by dsgnGrl
HELP!!!!!! ^_^
by CuTeAzNGuRliE - Jul 27, 2003 09:56 PM
1 Jul 28, 2003 07:22 AM
by dsgnGrl
New pics of asia
by asia2003 - Jul 27, 2003 07:54 AM
0 No replies
Sorry guys, please read.
by BryanR. - Jul 26, 2003 12:53 AM
0 No replies
3 Jul 27, 2003 09:21 PM
by chong188
The new cage is almost done. Have a look.
by paul kemes - Jul 25, 2003 10:24 PM
3 Jul 25, 2003 10:29 PM
by paul kemes
Eye Problems With Basilisks
by mustangjumpoff - Jul 24, 2003 06:31 PM
7 Aug 01, 2003 11:32 AM
by mustangjumpoff
sorry, here is the link
by asia2003 - Jul 24, 2003 10:48 AM
0 No replies
Off subject!
by asia2003 - Jul 24, 2003 08:10 AM
4 Jul 26, 2003 07:27 PM
by asia2003
i got a qwestion
by xardion - Jul 23, 2003 03:32 PM
1 Jul 25, 2003 01:02 PM
by rick gordon
4 Jul 23, 2003 09:20 PM
by Rufffs
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