Lace Monitor lizard (aka tree goanna). Said to grow to about 2m.
If you look closely it appears to have a tic on its neck - probably a paralysis tick but most native animals are immune to them.
The tail is more than half the whole length...
Nov. 13, 2025
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Over here, I see a lizard about a span long and it already seems huge to me 😄
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A little baby!
This one is closely related (although the separation was over 10 million years ago) to the Komodo Dragon (which should really be avoided), and will flee up a tree for escape. I am sure it could give a nasty bite / scratch if it wanted to but isn't considered dangerous. Looking behind its fear, I think its eye speaks gentleness.
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Not so small.😀
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Wow. Don't have those here in the Midwestern USA. Excellent capture. Is he eating the bark or something underneath?
Thanks for sharing,
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They look so delicate. Superb lighting and composition.
Thanks for sharing,
barondla -
No they eat things on the ground like eggs, carrion, insects and small animals. Climbing up the tree is their escape from humans / predators.
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Not their only escape.
I've seen one about that size and holding that pose, tippy toe around the trunk to the blind side. Clever.
