Varanus varius

5 Lace Monitor at Denman Prospect, ACT

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Identification history

Varanus varius 18 Mar 2020 DonFletcher

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

19 Mar 2020

Lace Monitors were once common in the ACT but have now declined to near extinction. I think the last confirmed record from the Canberra area goes back to the 1990s.

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Photo taken on building site by unknown person. Said to be sometime in late November.

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Species information

  • Varanus varius Scientific name
  • Lace Monitor Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 798.6m Recorded at altitude

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