Species profile—Varanus acanthurus (ridge-tailed monitor)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Varanidae (goannas or monitors) → Varanus acanthurus (ridge-tailed monitor)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Varanidae (goannas or monitors)
- Scientific name
- Varanus acanthurus Boulenger, 1885
- Common name
- ridge-tailed monitor
- WildNet taxon ID
- 84
- Alternate name(s)
- spiny-tailed monitor
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
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Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=84.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
