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2 unusual facts about Argus monitor


Argus monitor

Recent studies suggest that the cane toad infestation has severely damaged the population of Argus monitors within the Top End.

There are at least two Australian subspecies: the one in Western Australia is Varanus panoptes rubidus (rubidus referring to its reddish coloration), while the subspecies from Arnhem Land, the Kimberley and Cape York Peninsula is Varanus panoptes panoptes.



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