Description
A small-sized slender goanna. Usually grey to brown with distinct darker lines crossing the body to the tail. Maximum length 38 cm.
This species is uncommon within its preferred habitat. It is usually found underneath exfoliating bark and within hollows of mulga trees. It feeds on insects and small lizards.
Author credit: Dane Trembath / Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Habitat
Arid areas with low woodland.
Food
Carnivore
Range
Central Australia.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Species Description is from Museums Field Guide, Atlas of Living Australia at website at https://lists.ala.org.au Licensed under Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Reptilia | | Order: | Squamata (Sauria) | | Family: | Varanidae | | Genus: | Varanus | | Species: | gilleni | | Common Name: | Pygmy Mulga Monitor |
Relatives in same Genus
Ridge-tailed Monitor (V. acanthurus)
Stripe-tailed Monitor (V. caudolineatus)
Perentie (V. giganteus)
Kimberley Rock Monitor (V. glauerti)
Gould's Monitor (V. gouldii)
Mangrove Monitor (V. indicus)
Pygmy Rock Monitor (V. kingorum)
Mertens' Water Monitor (V. mertensi)
Yellow Spotted Monitor (V. panoptes)
Emerald Tree Monitor (V. prasinus)
Heath Monitor (V. rosenbergii)
Spencer's Monitor (V. spenceri)
Storr's Monitor (V. storri)
Spotted Tree Monitor (V. timorensis)
Black-headed Monitor (V. tristis)
Lace Monitor / Goanna (V. varius)
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