Steve Hitchcock
Lace Monitor - Varanus varius
Australian monitor lizards are commonly known simply as goannas. These reptiles are found on the eastern coast of Australia from Cape York Peninsula in Queensland to south-eastern South Australia.
They inhabit forests, woodlands, slopes and coastal tableland habitats.
They can reach over 6.8 ft (2.1 m) in total length. Being an arboreal species their toes have long, strong claws used for climbing trees. Much like that of snakes, they have a long forked tongue.
Lace monitors have a varied diet that includes small mammals, birds and their eggs, other reptiles and even insects. They travel over long distances of up to 3 km a day to forage.
Photographed Great Sandy National Park, Queensland, Australia.
Steve Hitchcock © All rights reserved
Lace Monitor - Varanus varius
Australian monitor lizards are commonly known simply as goannas. These reptiles are found on the eastern coast of Australia from Cape York Peninsula in Queensland to south-eastern South Australia.
They inhabit forests, woodlands, slopes and coastal tableland habitats.
They can reach over 6.8 ft (2.1 m) in total length. Being an arboreal species their toes have long, strong claws used for climbing trees. Much like that of snakes, they have a long forked tongue.
Lace monitors have a varied diet that includes small mammals, birds and their eggs, other reptiles and even insects. They travel over long distances of up to 3 km a day to forage.
Photographed Great Sandy National Park, Queensland, Australia.
Steve Hitchcock © All rights reserved