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    • Varanus

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Recent Observations

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Observer

ncherps

Date

Sep 10, 2004

Description

Very nervous & very fast, it was up and gone before I had chance to get a close up shot!
Very Hot dry day.

Tags

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Photos

What

Gould's Goanna Varanus gouldii

Observer

bjsmit

Date

Aug 1, 2002
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Photos

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What

Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus

Observer

marcellc

Date

Feb 13, 2011 05:22 PM GMT
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Description from Wikipedia

Monitor lizards also known as bayawak or goannas, genus Varanus, are members of the family Varanidae. Varanus is a group of carnivorous lizards which includes the heaviest living lizard, the Komodo dragon and the crocodile monitor which is the longest lizard in the world. The closest living relatives are the anguid and helodermatid lizards.

No range data available.