Sand Goanna
S1: Posing
Sand Goanna
S1: Camouflaged
| Sand Goanna S1: Posing | | Sand Goanna S1: Camouflaged | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Reptiles (Reptilia) | |||
| Order: | Scaled Reptiles (Squamata) | ||||
| Family: | Goanna (Varanidae) | ||||
| Species: | Sand Goanna (Varanus gouldii) | ||||
| This Photo: | S1: Running | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere More colourful when younger, turning more grey as they age. We have now photographed 7 specimens, and seen a lot more! Sometimes when walking around Ellura we'll hear a thumping near by, to turn and see the back of one lifting dust as it disappears - no chance of a photograph Recently (Summer 2020/21) we have had a "resident" around the campsite. It's young, ~400mm long (SVL-not including the tail), and seems quite placid. Happy to sit there (but forever watching) as we moved about; and one got some close up shots. | |||||
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