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SAND MONITOR
Varanus gouldii

  
This specimen has a tick in front of its eye.                              

The next two specimens are from near Wilcannia, NSW.



Also called the Sand Monitor or Goulds Goanna/Monitor. This species is often confused with the Yellow Spotted Monitor V. panoptes.

Some reference books refer to this species as Varanus gouldii.


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