Species Varanus brevicauda Boulenger, 1898

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Species Varanus brevicauda Boulenger, 1898

Short-tailed Pygmy Monitor

Varanus brevicauda Boulenger, G.A. 1898. Third report on additions to the collection of lizards in the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898: 912-923 [916, 920, pl. 56 fig. 2].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1946.8.30.46–47, Sherlock River, Nickol (as Nicol) Bay, WA.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NT, Qld, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin, N coastal, W plateau
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin
- South Australia: Lake Eyre basin, W plateau
- Western Australia: N coastal, NW coastal, W plateau