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
- 291 images trained Machine learning
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Bango Nature Reserve Brindabella National Park Bungonia National Park Burrinjuck Nature Reserve Deua National Park (CNM area) Dryandra St Woodland Gang Gang at Yass River Governers Hill Recreation Reserve Illilanga & Baroona Jindalee National Park Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm Monga National Park Namadgi National Park QPRC LGA Rugosa Tarlo River National Park Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Tinderry Nature Reserve Wee Jasper Nature Reserve -
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Araluen, NSW Bango, NSW Bellmount Forest, NSW Berlang, NSW Big Hill, NSW Blakney Creek, NSW Bookham, NSW Bungonia, NSW Burra Creek, NSW Burrinjuck, NSW Coolac, NSW Cootamundra, NSW Frogmore, NSW Goulburn, NSW Gundaroo, NSW Hackett, ACT Hall, ACT Jones Creek, NSW Lade Vale, NSW Lower Boro, NSW Lower Borough, NSW Manton, NSW Michelago, NSW Monga, NSW Nangus, NSW Nanima, NSW Stockinbingal, NSW Tallong, NSW Tennent, ACT Uriarra, NSW Wee Jasper, NSW Yass River, NSW
