Varanus tristis
Black-tailed monitor
TAXONOMY: Currently this species complex recognizes two populations, i.e. Varanus t. tristis and V. tristis orientalis
DISTRIBUTION: Widely across Australia (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 tristis, Western Australia State, Australia © Ryan J. Ellis
Adult Varanus tristis, Western Australia State, Australia © Ryan J. Ellis
Adult Varanus tristis, Western Australia State, Australia © Ryan J. Ellis
Adult Varanus tristis, Western Australia State, Australia © Ryan J. Ellis
Adult Varanus tristis, Western Australia State, Australia © Ryan J. Ellis
Adult Varanus tristis, Western Australia State, Australia © Ryan J. Ellis