The yellow-spotted monitor, also known as the Argus monitor, is a monitor lizard found in northern and western regions of Australia and southern New Guinea.
V. p. rubidus, Western Australia
Yellow-spotted monitor (left), lace monitor (right), in captivity.
The perentie is a species of monitor lizard. It is one of the largest living lizards, after the Komodo dragon, Asian water monitor, and the crocodile monitor. Found west of the Great Dividing Range in
Juvenile pair in Perth Zoo
The striking colour pattern of perenties camouflages them in their environment.
Mummified perentie that died trying to eat an echidna