| "High Beach" |
| These pictures show two young Gould's monitors (Varanus gouldii) fighting in the late afternoon in Dryandra in the south west of Western Australia in November 2004. |
| The species name, gouldii, commemorates the English naturalist John Gould (1804-1881) It is a privilege to see reptiles like this in the bush. Interfering with or capturing reptiles without a license is illegal. Unfortunately not all offenders get caught but many do. It is illegal to smuggle wildlife out of Australia. Australian Customs officers have a very high success rate in detecting offenders |
| Reference: Storr, GM Smith, LA & Johnstone, RE (1983) Lizards of Western Australia II: Dragons and Monitors Western Australian Museum |