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REPTILES OF THE WORLD SPECIES LISTS


RIDGE-TAILED MONITOR

SPINY-TAILED GOANNA
Varanus acanthurus

There are 3 subspecies which are listed below

COMMON NAME
(INTERNAL LINK)

SCIENTIFIC NAME
(EXTERNAL LINK)

SUBGENUS

DISTRIBUTION

Northwestern Ridge-Tailed Monitor

 

Varanus acanthurus (was Varanus acanthurus acanthurus)

Odatria

WA, NT

Common Ridge-tailed Monitor

Varanus acanthurus (was Varanus acanthurus brachyurus)

Odatria

WA, NT, Qld

Island Ridge-Tailed Monitor

Varanus insulanicus (includes Monitors previously called Varanus acanthurus insulanicus and Varanus barijti

Odatria

NT

Common Ridge-tailed Monitor Varanus acanthurus brachyurus
Common Ridge-tailed Monitor (Varanus acanthurus brachyurus) photographed at Rodbaston Animal Zone UK

Approximate distribution of the Ridge-tailed Monitor (Varanus acanthurus)
Approximate distribution of the Ridge-tailed Monitor (Varanus acanthurus)

RIDGE-TAILED MONITOR Varanus acanthurus
This specimen of Common Ridge-tailed Monitor (Varanus acanthurus brachyurus) is from Mt. Isa, Queensland.


RIDGE-TAILED MONITOR Varanus acanthurus  
Common Ridge-tailed Monitor (Varanus acanthurus brachyurus)

Common Ridge-tailed Monitor Varanus acanthurus brachyurus
Common Ridge-tailed Monitor (Varanus acanthurus brachyurus) Dolittles Pet Shop, Wolverhampton, UK

RIDGE-TAILED MONITOR Varanus acanthurus
Common Ridge-tailed Monitor (Varanus acanthurus brachyurus)

This species is similar to the Lemon-throated Monitor (Varanus baritji )


LINKS OF INTEREST

Between a rock and a dry place: phylogenomics, biogeography, and systematics of ridge-tailed monitors (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus acanthurus complex)

 Australian Monitor Lizards
by John Fowler

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AUSTRALIAN MONITOR SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Monitors of South Australia

MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae NSW

Queensland MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

NORTHERN TERRITORY MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

WESTERN AUSTRALIA MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

Monitors of Victoria - Goannas Varanids Varanidae

ACT MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

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of South
Australia

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of
NSW

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of
Qld

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of
NT

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of
WA

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of
Victoria

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of the
ACT



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