Short-tailed pygmy monitor (Varanus brevicauda)

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Short-tailed pygmy monitor (Varanus brevicauda), smallest of all monitor lizards, about 25 cm long, possibly the smallest monitor ever existing. Central Australia

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Size: 3425px × 2264px
Location: Central Australia
Photo credit: © Jean-Paul Ferrero/AUSCAPE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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