Species

Stripe-tailed Pygmy Monitor

Varanus caudolineatus
Category: Category 3
Care Sheets:

Genus: Varanus
Small to extremely large lizards with long heads and necks, narrow snouts, well-developed limbs with 5 strongly clawed digits, deeply forked tongues and thick, loose-fitting skin with tought granular scales. there are no spines on the body, though some spp. have spiny tails. widespread over most of mainland Australia, but absent from Tas. The majority occur in the northern and arid regions, with some localities supporting up to 10 different spp. In temperate southern areas, numbers drop to 1 or 2.

Varanus caudolineatus
Tail round in cross-section, bearing keeled scales. Dorsal scales slightly elongate. Grey, often with a reddish brown tinge on back, marked with numerous dark spots over body and base of tail, and 4-5 dark longitudinal stripes on remaining two-thirds of tail. Arid mid-western interior, favouring hard and stony soils with mulga woodlands or shrublands. Arboreal, sheltering under bark and in hollows. Several populations occupy crevices in rocky outcrops.

Necessities:

Vivarium	UVA/UVB Lighting
Day heat globe	Substrate
Water bowl	Thermostat

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