Description: Scientific name: Varanus caudolineatus Life span: Up to 25 years The striped-tailed monitor lizard may reach a maximum length of 32 cm. At the length of 9.2cm (from snout to vent) they will reach sexual maturity. Males and females have the same appearance and are not known to have different sizes; hence there is […]
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Description: Scientific name: Varanus storri Life span: Up to 10 years Storr’s monitor lizard can reach a maximum length of slightly over 40 cm. Storr’s monitor lizard has two subspecies i.e. V. s. ocreatus and V. s. storri. The limbs and tail of V. s. ocreatus are longer than those of V. s. storri; the
Description: Scientific name: Varanus spenceri Life span: 20-30 years Spencer’s monitors are medium-sized monitor lizards that may reach a maximum length of 47 inches( 1.2m). It has a sandy brown color. Even though they may be a little smaller than the infamous and dreaded Komodo dragon, these monitors are notable for their heavy-set body and
Description: Scientific name: Varanus bervicauda Life span: 7 years (captivity) The short-tailed pygmy monitor, which may grow to a maximum length of 23 cm, is the tiniest species of varanid in existence. It is a totally terrestrial creature. Its body is a red-brown color with black, fleck-like circles on it. Males and females appear the
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Description: Scientific name: Varanus gouldii Life span: 20-30 years The sand monitor is commonly known as Gould’s goanna. They are large monitors. The lizard has tiny, round yellow spots evenly spaced over its body and is greenish-gray in color. The markings are more noticeable on the tail and lower body but are less noticeable near
Description: Scientific name: Varanus eremius Life span: Up to 12- 15 years The rusty desert monitor is around 50 cm long overall. This monitor lizard has a reddish-brown upper body with many, erratically spaced black or deep-brown markings. Its tail has longitudinal stripes that alternate between dark brown color to cream color. At the end
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Description: Scientific name:Varanus albigularis Life span: Up to 10- 20 years Rock monitor is Africa’s heaviest lizard, with mature males weighing 6 – 8 kg and females from 3.2 – 5 kg. A large adult male can reach between 15 and 17 kg. Rock monitor has a tail and body that are both the same
Description: Scientific name: Varanus melinus Life span: 20 years The quince monitor’s head, legs, back, and tail are all a rich yellow color. On its lower neck, it possesses a black reticulation. The tail contains stripes of black and yellow that alternate, becoming paler in the last third. Little diversity exists in the color of
Description: Scientific name: Varanus gilleni Life span: Up to 20 years The pygmy mulga monitor is a small monitor lizard and reaches a maximum size of around 40 cm. It lives in the trees and has a prehensile tail. Brown color dominates the top surface, which becomes gray toward the sides. The nostrils are situated
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Description: Scientific name: Varanuas pilbarensis Life span: Up to 20 years Pilbara rock monitors are mostly reddish in color and prefer a rocky environment. Their entire length is less than 470 millimeters. Varanus pilbarensis tails are rounded, with strong band patterns along the length of them, can be up to double the length of the
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