Stripe-tailed goanna

Stripe-tailed goanna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Varanidae
Genus:Varanus
Subgenus: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 Australia.[1] They grow to around 91 mm in snout to vent length.[2]

Its favoured habitats 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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