page_title: Lace monitor
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Lace monitor / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Argus Monitor (left), Lace Monitor (right). Taken at the Kuranda Koala Gardens in Queensland, Australia
context_page_description: The lace monitor or tree goanna is a member of the monitor lizard family native to eastern Australia. A large lizard, it can reach 2 metres in total length and 14 kilograms in weight. The lace monitor is considered to be a least-concern species according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
context_section_description: The second-largest monitor in Australia after the perentie, the lace monitor can reach 2 m (7 ft) in total length, or 76.5 cm snout–vent length (SVL). The male reaches sexual maturity when it  has a SVL of 41.5 cm. Females are generally smaller than males, with a maximum SVL of 57.5 cm, and becoming sexually mature at a SVL of 38.5 cm. The tail is long and slender and about 1.5 times the length of the head and body. The tail is cylindrical at its base, but becomes laterally compressed towards the tip.
  The maximum weight of lace monitor can be 14 kg (30 lb), but most adults are much smaller.
  Historically, it has been described as growing as much as 8 ft long. Regardless of the accuracy of these reports, lace monitors of such size likely no longer exist.
caption: Argus monitor (left), lace monitor (right)
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