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06-04-03, 07:06 AM
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Join Date: Jun-2003
Location: Australia
Age: 64
Posts: 281
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Need help to I.D a lizard
Need help to I.D a lizard.
This guy is about 5ft long and seems to be part of a family that live in the bush behind my house on the coast in Queensland Australia. The two large ones "mum and dad " are around 6 to 7ft long and very heavy in build. We feed them and they are not shy at all but if you get close the old man will stand up on his back legs and run for you making this amazing hissing growling noise.
They steel my dogs food "she is very old and blind" bowl and all and I have to chase them with a stick to get the bowl back.
I was told they were a goanna but we get them as well and they are a different colour and dont have the black snout.
Help me out here please.
Rick.
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06-04-03, 07:25 AM
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Join Date: Feb-2003
Location: Burlington, ON
Age: 43
Posts: 146
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Lace monitor comes to mind off hand but I am no expert sorry.
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06-04-03, 07:39 AM
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was the tail tip banded or unbanded? I was think Gould's or a desert sand goanna
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06-04-03, 08:05 AM
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Join Date: Jun-2003
Location: Australia
Age: 64
Posts: 281
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here is a better shot
His tail had banding on it but so does the goanna.
here is a shot with a better view and thanks for your help
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06-04-03, 09:36 AM
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Join Date: Nov-2002
Location: Toronto
Age: 43
Posts: 1,405
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lace monitor
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06-04-03, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: May-2003
Age: 44
Posts: 1,809
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I'm thinkin lace monitor
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06-04-03, 10:05 AM
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Please Email Boots
Join Date: Mar-2005
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Wow imagine having those as your local pest!
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06-04-03, 10:07 AM
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Join Date: May-2003
Location: Daytona beach
Age: 46
Posts: 37
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Definate Lace.
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06-04-03, 01:02 PM
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Join Date: Nov-2002
Location: Montreal
Posts: 893
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Varanus Varius, Lace monitor I can only imagine how nice it would be to have them running in my back yard.
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Herpetoculture isn’t an exact science!!
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06-04-03, 01:48 PM
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Join Date: Nov-2002
Location: Toronto
Age: 43
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Steve, you really have some impressive animals!!
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06-04-03, 02:30 PM
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Join Date: Jan-2003
Location: california
Posts: 166
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Its a lacey goanna to be sure....they're large, smart, fast and crafty, so give up the dog food and enjoy their company....wish we had that problem here in California; we used to have grizzly bears here on coast as of 1922! But no more...all shot and killed...
Cheers,
mark bayless
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06-05-03, 09:33 AM
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Join Date: May-2003
Age: 44
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Damn Steve if that your baby lace I'm so jelous.
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