Varanus semiremex

Rusty monitor  

DISTRIBUTION: Queensland (cf. 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 semiremex, Queensland © Anders Zimmy

Adult Varanus semiremex, Queensland © Gary Stephenson

Adult Varanus semiremex, Queensland © Gary Stephenson

Juvenile Varanus semiremex, Queensland © Gary Stephenson

Adult Varanus semiremex, Queensland © Gary Stephenson

Adult Varanus semiremex, Queensland © Gary Stephenson

Mangrove habitat of Varanus semiremex, Queensland © Gary Stephenson