Varanus primordius

Northern ridge-tailed monitor  

DISTRIBUTIONNorthern Territory (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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Adult Varanus primordius, Adelaide River, NT © Anders Zimmy