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[Charliewaffles]

Wondering if any one can tell me is it Gould or flav?

 

[phatty]

no pic

 

[Charliewaffles]

Sorry there is it up?

 

[Bluetongue1]

The lighting is woeful but one can see enough of the colours and pattern to confirm V. gouldii flavirufus.

 

[Charliewaffles]

Hope this one is helps a bit more sorry for quality taken on iPad

 

[Tristis]

not a good pic but looks like a V.gouldii to me. can you get a better pic?

 

[Tristis]

100% gouldii not a flavi

 

[Charliewaffles]

Ok thanks heaps but I must ask how can then be told apart for sure?

 

[lizardjasper]

Ok thanks heaps but I must ask how can then be told apart for sure?

After you've looked at enough pictures and live specimens of them over many years, you can kind of just tell...

 

[Bushman]

Thanks for providing a better pic Charlie.
Varanus gouldii flavirufus is paler and generally redder than the nominate subspecies.

 

[Charliewaffles]

Ok cool thanks for everyone's advice much appreciated

 

[Tristis]

head shape, body pattern/colour, stripes on the tail. lots of things.

 

[Bluetongue1]

Sorry Charlie, my initial ID was wrong. Looking at the second photo it is blatantly obvious is not a flavirufus. I clearly need to steer away from attempting IDs based on poor photos (and when I am tired).

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