Aussie Monitors

[Pseudo]

Following on from my thread on Aussie Snakes which can be seen here - http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/field-herping-reptile-studies-5373/aussie-snakes-190769/ - I thought I'd put up a thread on some of the monitor lizards that I have also encountered on my herping travels. I haven't seen a great deal, and those that I have seen prove to be very hard to photograph!

Black-headed/Freckled Monitor (Varanus tristis)












Northern Ridge-tail Monitor (Varanus primordius)




Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)


Long-tailed Rock Monitor (Varanus kingorum)




Mertens Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi)






Mitchell's Water Monitor (Varanus mitchelli)




Perentie (Varanus giganteus)




Pygmy Mulga Monitor (Varanus gilleni)


Ridge-tailed Monitor (Varanus acanthurus)






Sand Monitor (Varanus gouldii)

Spencers Monitor (Varanus spenceri)






habitat - spot the monitor...


Spotted Tree Monitor (Varanus scalaris)






Yellow-spotted Monitor (Varanus panoptes)




Yellow-throated Monitor (Varanus baritji)




Cheers

 

[blakehose]

That's an absolutely awesome series of pictures mate! Some really nice shots in there.

 

[geckoboy]

aw wow you said that you hadn't seen much! Your so lucky i've never seen a wild gonna [i live in Adelaide no reptile want's to live in Adelaide toooooooooo cold] been raining and blowing real hard fro the last 2 months even when it's a nice sunny day. [Getting a sunny day down here's like finding gold!] Anyway fantastic shot's. What's up with the thong eating gonna:lol:?

 

[richoman_3]

awesome post matt !
cant wait for the skink post

 

[Pseudo]

awesome post matt !
cant wait for the skink post

Haha I can do a skink post for you if you really want!

 

[eddie123]

I haven't seen a great dealCheers

I extremelly disagree. Many of us havent seen a quarter of all those wild animals you have seen.
On another note, your photos are doing well in the comp. Good luck

 

[Nighthawk]

Haha I can do a skink post for you if you really want!

Skink... Gecko... Frog... Keep 'em coming, these pics are fantastic!

 

[disintegratus]

Wow! These are incredible!

 

[rvcasa]

Very nice shots.

I wonder why does it asks me if I want to see each photo on a browser or Tapatalk?
(meaning, I have to open every single photo on a separate browser window?!)

It would be great to be able to flick them on same page, instead it opens a photo database or something?

Awesome to be able to find and photograph these in their natural environment! Lucky guy.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

 

[clopo]

Great shots Matt. Love the Spencers, i take it he wasnt to happy having a camera shoved in his face.

 

[jordanmulder]

Awesome thread mate! I like some of the tristis in there!!!

 

[Pseudo]

Skink... Gecko... Frog... Keep 'em coming, these pics are fantastic!

Thanks, I might just do one for each reptile family then

 

[vicherps]

nice pics and finds.

 

[Icarus]

great photos! thanks for uploading