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Spencer's Monitor (Varanus spenceri)

Spencer's Monitor | Varanus spenceri photo

Varanus spenceri, Zoo of Cologne, Germany.

Image by Danny S. - Some rights reserved. (view image details)

Spencer's Monitor | Varanus spenceri photo

Varanus spenceri

Image by Danny S. - Some rights reserved. (view image details)

SPENCER'S MONITOR FACTS

distribution map showing range of Varanus spenceri in Australia

Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Classification

Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata (Sauria)
Family:	Varanidae
Genus:	Varanus
Species:	spenceri
Common Name:	Spencer's Monitor

Relatives in same Genus
  Ridge-tailed Monitor (V. acanthurus)
  Stripe-tailed Monitor (V. caudolineatus)
  Perentie (V. giganteus)
  Pygmy Mulga Monitor (V. gilleni)
  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)
  Storr's Monitor (V. storri)
  Spotted Tree Monitor (V. timorensis)
  Black-headed Monitor (V. tristis)
  Lace Monitor / Goanna (V. varius)