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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