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 Zimny
Adult Varanus semiremex, Queensland © Gary Stephenson
Adult Varanus semiremex, Queensland © Gary Stephenson
Juvenile Varanus semiremex, Queensland © Gary Stephenson
Adult Varanus semiremex, Queensland © Gary Stephenson
© Gary Stephenson
Adult Varanus semiremex, Queensland © Gary Stephenson
Mangrove habitat of Varanus semiremex, Queensland © Gary Stephenson