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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.

Topic	Replies	Last Post
Water dragon.Mouth rot. Abcess. by Flavia Guimaraes - Apr 07, 2008 10:38 AM	2	May 02, 2008 01:11 AM by gnath
which wattage UVB bulb? by agirlnamedrita - Apr 04, 2008 10:49 PM	0	No replies
@ Ingo or anyone else who... by seiryu - Apr 03, 2008 09:12 AM	6	Apr 13, 2008 09:23 AM by seiryu
Some people are ignorant by agirlnamedrita - Mar 30, 2008 01:54 AM	1	Apr 07, 2008 09:38 PM by otis07
Is there a UVB bulb? by agirlnamedrita - Mar 26, 2008 12:03 AM	16	Mar 31, 2008 11:20 AM by Ingo
Never Mind by Dydy4jamaica - Mar 24, 2008 04:12 PM	2	Mar 27, 2008 02:39 PM by KyleFrost
HELP !!!!!!!!! by Dydy4jamaica - Mar 24, 2008 03:35 PM	1	Aug 06, 2011 11:51 PM by SVS
new to owning water dragons by kaz1234500 - Mar 17, 2008 07:11 AM	4	Mar 18, 2008 12:37 PM by kinyonga
New Aussie Water Dragon by SketchMunkey - Mar 15, 2008 02:13 PM	1	Mar 17, 2008 09:22 PM by otis07
Cranky Austrailian Water Dragons by Martell - Mar 12, 2008 07:21 PM	0	No replies
What happened to...BLUE water dragons??? by JustinM. - Mar 07, 2008 09:38 PM	2	Mar 11, 2008 10:13 PM by JustinM.
CWD...New Owner by agirlnamedrita - Mar 06, 2008 02:16 AM	4	Mar 14, 2008 07:56 PM by tsumaru
Australian Water Dragon by juan m - Mar 05, 2008 10:09 AM	2	Mar 13, 2008 01:45 PM by Dragondreams
CWD and Basilisks together?! by OKReptileRescue - Feb 29, 2008 09:20 PM	0	No replies
Worried with my CWD by Flavia Guimaraes - Feb 29, 2008 12:20 PM	3	Mar 08, 2008 06:41 PM by tsumaru
? 4 u all by hippiedave - Feb 25, 2008 04:01 PM	1	Mar 01, 2008 12:47 AM by hippiedave
Average Enclosure Temps by tsumaru - Feb 24, 2008 07:39 AM	0	No replies
Enclosure Materials? Please Reply by 2006patbat - Feb 03, 2008 08:07 PM	3	Mar 14, 2008 12:51 AM by 2006patbat
Gravid female water dragon - nest help? by Geezle - Jan 05, 2008 10:15 AM	15	Jan 23, 2008 08:55 PM by kinyonga
Adding a new water dragon to mine by angelic_eyes - Jan 04, 2008 02:31 PM	1	Jan 27, 2008 08:24 PM by BryanR
Ingo or somebody smart... by otis07 - Dec 28, 2007 08:50 PM	2	Dec 29, 2007 11:19 AM by otis07
red headed basilisks..... by tjsreptiles - Dec 27, 2007 09:37 AM	0	No replies
the next bearded dragon? by KyleFrost - Dec 25, 2007 01:24 AM	2	Feb 24, 2008 04:51 PM by KyleFrost
growing baby basilisks by KyleFrost - Dec 24, 2007 01:30 AM	0	No replies
?'s about Green Basilisks by ANIMALmenagerie - Dec 14, 2007 02:28 PM	4	Dec 22, 2007 05:45 PM by otis07
Misisng Chinese Water Dragon by tsumaru - Dec 01, 2007 09:47 PM	3	Dec 11, 2007 06:13 PM by tsumaru
Check out my article on Sailfin Dragons! by dragonattack - Nov 27, 2007 03:15 PM	3	Jan 11, 2008 03:01 PM by minicopilot
water dragon lizard help by kalar - Nov 17, 2007 09:52 PM	3	Dec 09, 2007 02:03 AM by clouddancer22
AWD mouth slightly open when at rest. by carnifex - Nov 12, 2007 03:09 PM	7	Dec 09, 2007 02:10 AM by clouddancer22
CWD parasite prone? by fascination - Oct 29, 2007 09:06 PM	3	Dec 09, 2007 02:13 AM by clouddancer22
New Aussi WD problems by lokiusmc - Oct 28, 2007 10:19 PM	1	Oct 29, 2007 08:24 AM by otis07
Water Dragon Mouth Injury by BryanR - Oct 20, 2007 02:39 PM	3	Oct 31, 2007 08:16 PM by kinyonga
What type of bedding for water dragon?? by gothicbambi - Oct 16, 2007 01:32 PM	4	Dec 09, 2007 02:22 AM by clouddancer22
Do water dragons have morphs. by gothicbambi - Oct 09, 2007 06:26 PM	1	Oct 19, 2007 05:04 PM by otis07
Tank with a juvi CWD & juvi Green Basili by koodos2123 - Oct 07, 2007 03:20 PM	2	Oct 19, 2007 05:07 PM by otis07
Helmeted Iguanas by jerrytresser - Oct 04, 2007 05:23 PM	6	Oct 19, 2007 08:30 PM by jerrytresser
Aussie water dragon by cochran - Sep 28, 2007 04:22 PM	1	Sep 29, 2007 03:37 PM by otis07
Chinese Water Dragons by fascination - Sep 24, 2007 08:10 AM	1	Oct 24, 2007 11:30 AM by Chameleon996
Juvenile Green Basilisk by EricIvins - Sep 22, 2007 08:44 PM	0	No replies
Im lucky or all CWD are like that? by Flavia Guimaraes - Sep 20, 2007 12:11 AM	1	Sep 29, 2007 03:40 PM by otis07
AUSTRALIAN WATER DRAGON CAGES: by ornate_uro - Sep 19, 2007 06:28 PM	3	Oct 21, 2007 04:43 PM by Dragondreams
Phillipine Water Dragon by BigJim55 - Sep 16, 2007 10:48 PM	1	Nov 27, 2007 03:10 PM by dragonattack
sprained hand? help! by mamaofporter - Sep 11, 2007 02:05 PM	1	Sep 29, 2007 03:42 PM by otis07
since CWD's would eat fish..... by Dydy4jamaica - Sep 02, 2007 10:06 PM	1	Sep 03, 2007 09:43 AM by otis07
Spanish moss? by wspatterson - Sep 02, 2007 07:12 PM	1	Sep 02, 2007 08:48 PM by otis07
Basilisks jaw looks bad!!! by Slomo66 - Aug 31, 2007 06:37 PM	3	Sep 18, 2007 09:31 PM by Slomo66
Water Dragons - Chinese or Australian? by HappyHillbilly - Aug 31, 2007 03:04 AM	7	Sep 03, 2007 06:50 PM by HappyHillbilly
Phillipine Water Dragon by BigJim55 - Aug 30, 2007 02:38 AM	0	No replies
Will they Eat It? by dydy4jamaica - Aug 29, 2007 12:11 PM	3	Sep 02, 2007 08:54 PM by otis07
Not sure what to do about dragon's face by wspatterson - Aug 23, 2007 10:00 PM	0	No replies
New Enclosure Too Scary? by LaurenMc - Aug 22, 2007 07:14 AM	2	Aug 27, 2007 06:49 AM by LaurenMc
Water dragon...sick?? by extracool123 - Aug 14, 2007 04:28 PM	3	Aug 17, 2007 03:51 PM by otis07
Heat lamps 24/7? by mamaofporter - Aug 14, 2007 08:47 AM	2	Aug 15, 2007 10:07 PM by otis07
Male or FEMALE? by mamaofporter - Aug 13, 2007 07:37 PM	4	Aug 15, 2007 10:08 PM by otis07
Some health concerns with my dragon. by wspatterson - Aug 07, 2007 07:38 PM	1	Aug 15, 2007 10:19 PM by otis07
Just had a dragon land in my lap. by wspatterson - Aug 05, 2007 10:12 PM	1	Aug 18, 2007 11:54 AM by Seiryu
cant keep my egs why????? by Chameleon996 - Jul 28, 2007 03:25 PM	2	Aug 03, 2007 10:11 AM by Clouddancer22
substrate ? by lsmills - Jul 27, 2007 07:03 PM	2	Aug 03, 2007 10:14 AM by Clouddancer22
Helmeted Iguanas by jerrytresser - Jul 27, 2007 06:30 AM	2	Jul 28, 2007 03:27 PM by Chameleon996
Building a cage for Basilisk(what wood?) by seiryu - Jul 14, 2007 02:52 PM	0	No replies
WD has blocked nostrils help!! by Torah - Jul 13, 2007 09:29 AM	2	Jul 30, 2007 07:48 AM by Torah
Water dragon acting bizzare by AnnaS - Jul 13, 2007 12:30 AM	2	Jul 26, 2007 01:21 PM by otis07
some advice please by ERYK - Jul 11, 2007 08:33 PM	3	Jul 26, 2007 01:23 PM by otis07
corytopanes by jerrytresser - Jun 29, 2007 12:44 PM	3	Jul 03, 2007 03:47 PM by kinyonga
no eggs! by bathory - Jun 21, 2007 10:44 AM	1	Jun 22, 2007 09:24 PM by Clouddancer22
new awd(pics) by cochran - Jun 11, 2007 04:14 PM	2	Jul 26, 2007 01:30 PM by otis07
new awd by cochran - Jun 09, 2007 03:25 PM	1	Jun 10, 2007 03:09 PM by Clouddancer22
CWD arm waving and squabbling...... by kellybee - Jun 01, 2007 03:27 AM	3	Jun 22, 2007 03:51 PM by j3nnay
need cage plans by mdburton - May 30, 2007 09:10 PM	0	No replies
Question about Old Pete by Clouddancer22 - May 21, 2007 10:01 PM	1	May 24, 2007 11:53 AM by rgordon
Drowning????? by chong188 - May 14, 2007 12:32 AM	10	Jun 13, 2007 12:30 PM by crocking
Old Pete dead at 18 by rgordon - May 11, 2007 02:37 PM	6	Jul 27, 2007 02:45 PM by Clouddancer22
question about cage lining by rnemovr - May 08, 2007 05:25 PM	1	May 08, 2007 08:22 PM by mdburton
shedding WD what should i do? by rnemovr - May 06, 2007 11:42 AM	4	May 10, 2007 09:00 PM by otis07
Need help, basilisk problem by seiryu - May 01, 2007 06:28 AM	1	May 02, 2007 04:19 PM by Seiryu

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