This monitor lizard can grow to more than six feet and 6 inches – more than the height of the average human. They have scaly bodies and are blue-black mottled with pale yellow-green dots, while their tails are marked in alternating segments of black and green, according to a 2010 article in the Herald Sun. The dorsal side appears black, accentuated with bright golden yellow spots and flecks.
The colour of this monitor does not appear to fade with age. |
