Varanus varius

Lace Monitor at Morning Bay, NSW

Varanus varius at Morning Bay, NSW - suppressed
Varanus varius at Morning Bay, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Varanus varius Yesterday PatrickCampbell2
Varanus rosenbergi 20 May 2025 CarbonAI
Varanus varius 20 May 2025 JasonPStewartNMsnc2016

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Healthy, lace monitor, hunting around the surrounds of the buidings. I remember watching it climbing up and hunting for eggs in the nest of the sulfur–crested cockatoos, to which these two sulfur–crested cockatoos were constantly vigorously defending and warding it off .

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   12 hrs ago
Thank you Patrick Campbell ( @PatrickCampbell2 ) .

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  • Varanus varius Scientific name
  • Lace Monitor Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
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