sand monitor

Scientific Name
Varanus gouldii
Category
Reptiles

The name kalawan means both the sand monitor and a generic name for all goannas.

From Wilson & Swan 2003, p.342:

Laterally compressed tail. Colouration very variable:light yellow to blackish brown with dense dark speckling and pale spots, many dark-centred and many clustered. A prominent pale-edged dark stripe runs back from the eye.

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