Varanus eremius   

Rusty desert monitor

 

DISTRIBUTIONWestern Australia to Queensland (for detailed distribution data, see Auliya & Koch 2020)

RED LIST STATUS: Least Concern (LC) in 2017

CITES: Appendix II

NATIONAL PROTECTION: According to the Australian EPCT Act (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act) of 1999, the commercial export of live specimens is prohibited

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Varanus eremius, Simpson Desert, QLD © Anders Zimmy

Adult Varanus eremius, Western Australia State © Ryan J. Ellis

Adult Varanus eremius, Western Australia State © Ryan J. Ellis

Adult Varanus eremius, Western Australia State © Ryan J. Ellis