Busho's Pilbara Pygmy Monitor (Varanus bushi) from near Mt Robinson above and subadult below left and adult from near Munjina.

Reference: 2006. Kenneth P. Aplin, Alison J. Fitch & Dennis J. King - A new species of Varanus Merrem (Squamata: Varanidae) from the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with observations on sexual dimorphism in closely related species. Zootaxa 1313: 1–38




The Pilbara Times newspaper article (11th October 2006) reporting both the new monitor lizard (Varanus bushi) and the rediscovery of the Atomic Worm Lizard (Aprasia rostrata) by Brad Maryan and I on both Hermite and Trimouille Islands in the Montebellos. Photo below of male from Trimouille Is.

Aprasia rostrata male




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