Varanus varius

2 Lace Monitor at Woomargama, NSW

Varanus varius at Woomargama, NSW - 21 Oct 2021
Varanus varius at Woomargama, NSW - 21 Oct 2021
Varanus varius at Woomargama, NSW - 21 Oct 2021
Varanus varius at Woomargama, NSW - 21 Oct 2021
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Varanus varius 26 Mar 2022 PatrickCampbell
Varanus varius 21 Oct 2021 Darcy

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Pair of goannas, I'd spooked them without realising, as they'd both gone up trees. The first one pictured was the larger one, about 1.8m long, the second (2nd pic) was only about 1.2m, with a different patterning

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