This young water dragon kept us entertained while we were waiting (in vain) for a glimpse of a platypus. It would bask for awhile on a partially submerged branch, then dive into the water, grab some insect, and swim back to the branch for further basking.

Here is a complete list of the reptiles and frogs I saw on this trip to Australia.

Eastern Water Dragons are very common up and down the east coast of Australia. We saw a number of them living wild on the grounds of the Australia Zoo near Brisbane -- the zoo owned by TV's Steve Irwin, aka the Crocodile Hunter.