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Southern Pilbara Rock Goanna

Varanus hamersleyensis

Classification

Family
Varanidae

The Southern Pilbara rock goanna (Varanus hamersleyensis), also known as the Hamersley Range rock monitor, is a dwarf member of the family Varanidae. Taxonomy The first description of the species emerged from analysis of rock monitors found in the Pilbara region in the north-west of Australia, published in 2014. The study found distinction in coloration and molecular variation that indicated divergence in the southern group that justified separation from Varanus glauerti as a new species.

Distribution

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