Varanus gouldii

Sand monitor

TAXONOMY:  Currently three subspecies are recognized, two native to Australia, i.e. V. g. gouldii, and V. gouldii flavirufus, plus one native to southern New Guinea, i.e. Varanus gouldii horni; V. gouldii is considered a species complex and likely bears new species

DISTRIBUTION: Widely across Australia (for detailed distribution data, see Auliya & Koch 2020)

RED LIST STATUS: Least Concern (LC) in 2017

CITES: Appendix II

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