Varanus varius

Lace monitor  

DISTRIBUTION: Widely across eastern 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 varius, Queensland © Anders Zimmy

Varanus varius hatchling, Kuranda, Queensland © Michael McCoy

Adult Varanus varius, Bell’s colour phase, Queensland © Gary Stephenson

Juvenile Varanus varius, Queensland © Gary Stephenson