V. tristis - Varans

V. tristis

Arid monitor, black-headed monitor, freckled monitor, mournful tree monitor.

Distribution: Australia.

CITES: appendix II.

Easy-to-see descriptors

transversal section of the tail : roundish
"spiny"tail : absence
tail with median double-keel : absence
bicoloured tail : absence
position of nostrils between eyes and tip of snout : nearer the tip of snout than the eyes
nostrils' form : well round
tongue coloration : light pink or whitish
prehensile tail : absence
nuchal scales : same size than head scales
form of the snout : triangular
pale band on the snout : absence
relief of nuchal scales : not applicable

Expert descriptors

direction of nostrils : laterally directed
other head scales : not applicable
supra-ocular scales : no specific pattern or scales of head homogenous in size
SVL - snout vent length : up to 40 centimeters
scale count around midbody : ?
Origin of the specimen : continental Australia