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23-SEP-2010 Lejun

Chinese Water Dragon

Copyright © Lewis Scharpf

Physignathus cocincinus
Native to lowland and highland forest of India
Northern and Southern China, and SE Asia.
These lizards possess a small idridescent photo-
sensitive spot between their eyes know as a
pineal gland, sometimes known as a third eye.
It is thought this this gland helps to thermo-
regulate their bodies temperature.
Butterfly Palace
Branson, Missouri

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D AF
1/60s f/20.0 at 105.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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