Antipodogomphus acolythus

{{Short description|Species of dragonfly}}

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|name=Southern dragon

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|status=LC

|status_system=IUCN3.1

|status_ref={{cite iucn |author=Dow, R.A. |date=2017 |title=Antipodogomphus acolythus |volume=2017 |page=e.T163552A14275764 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163552A14275764.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

|taxon=Antipodogomphus acolythus

|authority=(Martin, 1901){{Cite journal|last=Martin|first=René|year=1901|title=Les odonates du continent australien|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10101230|journal=Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France|language=fr|volume=14|pages=220–248 [233]|via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}

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Antipodogomphus acolythus is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae,{{Cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Antipodogomphus_acolythus|title=Species Antipodogomphus acolythus (Martin, 1901)|date=2012|website=Australian Faunal Directory|publisher=Australian Biological Resources Study|access-date=19 February 2017}} commonly known as the southern dragon.{{Cite book|title=The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia|last1=Theischinger|first1=Günther|last2=Hawking|first2=John|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|year=2006|isbn=978-0-64309-073-6|location=Collingwood, Victoria, Australia|pages=184}} It inhabits streams, rivers and pools in eastern Australia.{{cite book|title=Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata|last2=Endersby|first2=Ian|date=2009|publisher=Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW|isbn=978-1-74232-475-3|pages=191|last1=Theischinger|first1=Gunther}}{{Cite book|title=The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata|last1=Watson|first1=J.A.L.|last2=Theischinger|first2=G.|last3=Abbey|first3=H.M.|publisher=CSIRO|year=1991|isbn=0643051368|location=Melbourne|pages=278}}

Antipodogomphus acolythus is a small to medium-sized black and yellow dragonfly with a long tail.