Varanus gouldii

Sand Goanna at Evans Head, NSW

Request use of media

Identification history

Varanus gouldii 25 Dec 2023 Topknot
Varanus varius 25 Dec 2023 AaronClausen

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

2 comments

Topknot wrote:
   25 Dec 2023
Lack of barring under throat suggests not V. varius; stripe behind eye and general dull appearance indicates gouldii
AaronClausen wrote:
   25 Dec 2023
Thank you very much @Topknot much appreciated.

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Varanus gouldii Scientific name
  • Sand Goanna Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 576.09m Recorded at altitude

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
834,252 sightings of 23,618 species from 15,455 members
NatureMapr is developed by at3am | Made and hosted in Australia | privacy | CCA 3.0