What is the precise classification for the Eastern Water Dragon subspecies?

Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii

The Eastern Water Dragon is precisely classified as *Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii*, frequently noted in scientific literature as *I. l. lesueurii*. This trinomial nomenclature distinguishes it as one of the recognized subspecies within the Australian Water Dragon species complex. The repetition of the species name (*lesueurii*) signifies that this particular population represents the nominate subspecies—the one that was first described or best exemplifies the species characteristics before other geographic variations were identified and named separately, such as the Gippsland subspecies (*I. l. howitti*). This precision is essential for population monitoring by environmental agencies, such as those overseeing species in Queensland.