Varanus similis

Spotted tree monitor

TAXONOMY: Considered a synonym of Varanus scalaris, see IUCN Red List

DISTRIBUTIONNew Guinea & Australia (for detailed distribution data, see Auliya & Koch 2020)

RED LIST STATUS: Not Evaluated (NE)

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 similis, Kuranda, Queensland © Michael McCoy

Varanus similis hatchling, Kuranda, Queensland © Michael McCoy