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Spiny-tailed Monitor

A pygmy member of the monitor, or goanna, family of lizards which has some very large members, such as the Perentie, which can grow to 2.5 metres. This is a young resident of Billabong Sanctuary and will probably grow to less than 70 cm.

It is a desert-dweller from the north of W.A., N.T. and Queensland.

The ridged tail looks like it was made from bottle-caps!

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Uploaded on October 4, 2020
Taken on September 13, 2020