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 Zimny
Varanus varius hatchling, Kuranda, Queensland © Michael McCoy
Adult Varanus varius, Bell’s colour phase, Queensland © Gary Stephenson
Juvenile Varanus varius, Queensland © Gary Stephenson