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Common Goanna

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The Common Goanna, also known as a Lace Monitor, lays their eggs in a hole they dig into a termite mound, the termites then patchup the hole. There are reports of female Goannas returning 12 months later to open the mound to free the hatchlings.

 
Scientific name: Varanus varius

Size: 1.5 Metres

Status: Common

Diet: Insects, reptiles, small mammals, nesting birds and carrion.

Habitat: Open forests and woodlands.

Breeding: Six to twelve eggs are laid and they take between 90 and 200 days to hatch.

                                                                      
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