Thread: Goanna

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Yeah, they are reasonably common around here also. I know them as Monitor Lizards although the one in my photo appears darker than the one near you. I photographed this one a couple of years ago.



ps. On second look, I think they are different. Mine is a darker colour and the tail is longer.

Jim, very similar to this bloke. It's a juvenile about 2' long. They seem to lose their markings with age.
The 2nd pic is of mum/dad, I would think. It's around 5' & pretty cruisey. Our resident magpies, kookies etc. don't like it much. This pic is of it returning from a trip to our dam, where it caught & ate a half grown Eastern water monitor, of which we have several.
Isn't Nature wonderful?
Steve

My dog is on a vacation at my son's place at the moment, so the goannas are getting a bit more cheeky. Having lunch the other day, a smallish one, about three feet long, took a stroll along my front verandah. I didn't get the camera as I was on the phone at the time.

There are quite a few round here, but the dog normally chases them away from the house - she's very territorial.

John

A lace monitor like these I photographed a while back? The first was just ambling along the path as I followed. The second bloke didn't seem to care how close I got with my camera.

This one was shy. It did the Harold Holt when I got closer.

what you goanna do?

I thought this was about Shane Howard and band.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goanna_%28band%29