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Varanus varius
The Lace Monitor is also known as a Goanna in Australia. They can be up to 2.1 metres (nearly 7 foot) long. At about 2Kg, this one is relatively small. they can reach a maximum weight of 20 kg.(44 lb), but most are much smaller.
Found along much of the East coast of Australia.
This one was rescued after being hit by a car and was in care for several months with Wildlife Rescue South Coast (NSW) before being transferred to a specialist carer in WIRES (NSW).
Spotted on Apr 4, 2012
Submitted on Apr 5, 2012
6 Comments
Very nice :)
Update - after nearly 6 months in "rehab" looks like this grumpy goanna may be ready for release in a few weeks
:D Thanks .. I have seen you beautiful spottings.. :)
@ Christane ... I checked, and guess what - no pouch! Sorry about that. I added a bunch of spottings to the Marsupials mission and accidentally included this. I have removed it as requested ;)
@ Steve .. this is a great photo but I don't think it fits into the "Marsupials of the World" mission. Could you please remove it? Thanks :)
This is such a great shot, Steve!