Varanus varius (Lace Monitor)
Common name: Lace Monitor
SVL: 77cm, Total length 2.1m
Lace Monitor is one two monitors or goannas in the Canberra region. Rosenberg’s is a ground dwelling monitor while the Lace Monitor is often found in trees. Rosenberg’s is a lightish brown with orange bands, whereas the Lace Monitor is darker in colour, but also with bands, with a few very broad bands on the second half of its tail. For more information on monitors, please read the general note on Monitors & Geckos.
Distribution: Lace Monitor is relative rare in and near Canberra also very common elsewhere especially along the South Coast and the far south coast of New South Wales.
Varanus varius is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast | Greater Sydney | Hunter Region | Central West NSW | Riverina Murray | Far West New South Wales | New South Wales North Coast | Hume | Gippsland | Loddon Mallee | Greater Brisbane | Wide Bay
Species information
- Varanus varius Scientific name
- Lace Monitor Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 346 images trained Machine learning
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Albury Bango Nature Reserve Batemans Marine Park Belanglo Belanglo State Forest Ben Boyd National Park Biamanga National Park Bimberamala National Park Bodalla State Forest Bournda Environment Education Centre Bournda National Park Bournda Nature Reserve Brindabella National Park Broulee Moruya Nature Observation Area Bundanoon Bundjalung National Park Bungonia National Park Burrinjuck Nature Reserve CA0779 Canyonleigh Charles Sturt University Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park Cocoparra National Park Croajingolong National Park Deua National Park (CNM area) Dryandra St Woodland Eurobodalla National Park Felltimber Creek NCR Flat Rock State Forest Gang Gang at Yass River Gorman Road Bush Reserve, Goulburn Goulburn Mulwaree Council Great Sandy (Mainland) NP Gundabooka National Park Guula Ngurra National Park Illilanga & Baroona Jindalee National Park Kooraban National Park Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Lamington National Park Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T. Livingstone National Park Long Point Lookout (Morton National Park) Meroo National Park Mimosa Rocks National Park Mogo State Forest Monga National Park Monga National Park Morton National Park Morton National Park Morton National Park (CNM portion) Mount Imlay National Park Mumbulla State Forest Murrah Flora Reserve Murrah State Forest Murramarang National Park Nadgee Nature Reserve Nadgee State Forest Nail Can Hill Namadgi National Park Nine Mile Reserve Noosa National Park North Nowra - The Grotto Bushcare North Tura Coastal Reserve Nullica State Forest Pambula Penrose Red Light Hill Reserve Round Hill Nature Reserve Rugosa South East Forest National Park Suttons Dam Tanja Lagoon Tarlo River National Park Thirlmere Lakes National Park Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Timbillica State Forest Tinderry Nature Reserve VC00319 VC00393 VC00449 VC00474 Wadbilliga National Park Wallagoot LALC Wallum Weddin Mountains National Park Wee Jasper Nature Reserve WI Private Property Wingecarribee Local Government Area Wodonga Wollondilly Local Government Area Woomargama National Park WREN Reserves Yambulla State Forest Yathong Nature Reserve -
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Adjungbilly, NSW Baranduda, VIC Big Springs, NSW Book Book, NSW Burrinjuck, NSW Charleys Forest, NSW Euabalong, NSW Fentons Creek, VIC Moruya, NSW Murrumbateman, NSW Pappinbarra, NSW Pipeclay, NSW Shannondale, NSW Shark Creek, NSW Tallong, NSW Tamboon, VIC Tathra, NSW Tyndale, NSW Walla Walla, NSW Woolgarlo, NSW Yass River, NSW
