Varanus varius

2 Lace Monitor at Boydtown, NSW

Varanus varius at Boydtown, NSW - 21 Dec 2021
Varanus varius at Boydtown, NSW - 21 Dec 2021
Varanus varius at Boydtown, NSW - 21 Dec 2021
Varanus varius at Boydtown, NSW - 21 Dec 2021
Varanus varius at Boydtown, NSW - 21 Dec 2021
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Identification history

Varanus varius 27 Mar 2022 PatrickCampbell
Unidentified 24 Dec 2021 KylieWaldon

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User's notes

yikes. Alerted to the presence by a Little Wattlebird, then a weird noise as this lizard climbed from the brush below up the spent bark and up the trunk very slowly. Beautiful and scary all at the same time.

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Additional information

  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Varanus varius Scientific name
  • Lace Monitor Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 347 images trained Machine learning

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