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title: "Lace Monitor"
description: "Varanus varius — Reptiles. The lace monitor (Varanus varius), also known as the tree goanna, is a member of the monitor lizard family native to eastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/lace-monitor
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lace Monitor

> Varanus varius — Reptiles. The lace monitor (Varanus varius), also known as the tree goanna, is a member of the monitor lizard family native to eastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Varanus varius*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 16974
- Wikidata: [Q924941](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q924941)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39469](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39469)

## Names

- en: Lace Monitor
- de: Buntwaran
- es: Lagarto monitor variado
- fr: Varan bigarré
- nl: Bonte varaan
- pl: Waran kolorowy

## Countries with the most observations

AU (16472)

## Summary

The lace monitor (Varanus varius), also known as the tree goanna, is a member of the monitor lizard family native to eastern Australia. A large lizard, it can reach 2 metres (6.6 ft) in total length and  14 kilograms (31 lb) in weight. The lace monitor is considered to be a least-concern species according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lace_monitor

## Photo

![Lace Monitor](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lace-monitor/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kallum McDonald · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/191343357

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lace-monitor?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).