Varanus varius

Lace Monitor at Gundaroo, NSW

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Identification history

Varanus varius 12 Jan 2022 DonFletcher
Varanus varius 12 Jan 2022 SwalaPark

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Monitor excavating a hole in a white ants nest that was the same nest a monitor was attracted to last year.

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   15 Jan 2022
Thanks for the postings. The Goannas of our region need white ant mounds to nest in. The Gundaroo area seems to support an important remnant population and looking after this Goanna means looking after the white ant mounds.

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  • Nest building Breeding behaviour
  • Unknown Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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  • 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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