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Genus: Varanus

Description: Lace Monitors are large, very strong lizards with long necks & long muscular tails. They have well developed legs with 5 toes with large claws. Lace Monitors can grow to 2.1 metres long.

Distribution: These lizards live forested areas. They are arboreal but forage on the ground. They will climb trees when disturbed.

Comments: I encountered a 2 metre Lace Monitor on the eastern slopes of Mt Jenolan.

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Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)

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