Kimberley Rock Monitor

Stripe-tailed Goanna
Varanus gilleni male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: V. (Odatria)
Species: V. glauerti
Binomial name
Varanus glauerti
Mertens, 1957[1]

The Kimberley rock monitor (Varanus glauerti) is a medium-sized species of Monitor lizard,[2] native to Northern Australia. It is also known as Glauert's monitor and belongs to the subgenus Odatria.[3] They grow up to 80 cm long, half of the length is due to the long tail. They live almost exclusively to rocky cliff faces, but are commanly being found in humid forests. They are arboreal, and prefer humid conditions. [4]

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