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Goanna

Varanus varius

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A large monitor lizard on a river redgum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis).
Do not be standing between the goanna and its tree.
The tail is longer than the rest of the lizard.

Habitat:

These are common on the flood plain of the Murray river and ready to climb a tree for safety.

Notes:

Goanna, referring to Australias largest lizards is a mistranslation of the word 'iguana', another big lizard.

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Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
MartinL
Thanks Vic. They vary a lot here too. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16916500 http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8566358 There are several species
VivBraznell
What a beauty Martin. quite different to the monitor lizards I see here

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