by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Perentie Scientific Name: Varanus giganteus Size: 2.5m What does it look like? The Perentie is Australia’s largest lizard. Pale brown to brown above, with large, yellow, dark-edged spots on their body and tail forming transverse rows, and heavy dark brown or blackish...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Ridge-tailed Monitor Scientific Name: Varanus acanthurus Size: Total Length 650 mm What does it look like? The Ridge-tailed Monitor is reddish to blackish-brown above, with numerous pale to bright yellowish spots on back and flanks forming conspicuous eye-like rings....
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Yellow-spotted Monitor Scientific Name: Varanus panoptes Size: Total Length 1.4m What does it look like? The Yellow-spotted Monitor is stocky, with powerful limbs and moderately long, laterally compressed tail. Reddish-brown to blackish above, with alternating...
