Sand Goanna, Gould's Monitor or Sand Monitor

Varanus Gouldii

Spotted at Reptile Zoo Toronto, Ontario, Canada

LarsKorb 12 years ago

Varanus gouldii Sand goanna

yulia8473 12 years ago

LarsKorb, i think you are correct, this eliminates all of my confusion)) thanks

LarsKorb 12 years ago

I think it's a sand monitor / sand goanna

yulia8473 12 years ago

4-5ft, i am just a bit confused with the coloring but it looks very much alike)) thanks

Doryreed 12 years ago

Nice pic. Could be a water monitor (Varanus salvator). How big was it?

Spotted by
yulia8473

Spotted on Oct 1, 2010
Submitted on May 1, 2011