Varanus mitchelli
Mitchell’s water monitor
DISTRIBUTION: Western Australia to Queensland (for detailed distribution data, see Auliya & Koch 2020)
RED LIST STATUS: Critically Endangered (CR) 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 mitchelli, Northern Kimberley, WA © Anders Zimny
Adult wild Varanus mitchelli, Northern Territories © Gary Stephenson