Stripe-tailed goanna

Stripe-tailed goanna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: V. (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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