Lace monitor: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lace monitor lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Varanus varius
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Varanidae

Where does the lace monitor live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lace monitor in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the lace monitor endangered?

The lace monitor’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lace monitor?

The lace monitor (Varanus varius) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Varanidae, genus Varanus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lace monitor

The lace monitor (Varanus varius), also known as the tree goanna, is a member of the monitor lizard family native to eastern Australia. A large lizard, it can reach 2 metres (6.6 ft) in total length and 14 kilograms (31 lb) in weight. The lace monitor is considered to be a least-concern species according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lace monitor (revision 1377441551), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q924941 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).