Stripe-tailed Goanna

Stripe-tailed Goanna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: V. (Odatria)
Species: V. caudolineatus
Binomial name
Varanus caudolineatus
Boulenger, 1885

The Stripe-tailed Goanna (Varanus caudolineatus) is a species of Monitor Lizard native to the forests of Western Australian[1]. They grow to around 91 mm in snout to vent length[2].

Favoured habitats of the Stripe-tailed Goanna are grasslands, woodlands and shrublands and it appears to inhabit a wide range of habitats dominated by acacia and spinifex.[3]

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