2.4 m
Typical representative
Uniformly scaled by snout-tip-to-tail-tip total length; the pose is not stretched to every descriptive dimension.
Representative Adult Perentie
A representative adult Perentie (Varanus giganteus), Australia's largest living lizard, in a relaxed four-legged side profile. The comparison uses 2.4 m, the midpoint of Perth Zoo's documented 2.3–2.5 m range, while preserving the long neck, strong limbs and tapering tail.
Dimensions
- Height
- 55 cm
- Length
- 2.4 m
- Width
- 35 cm
Quick facts
- Representative length
- 2.4 m
- Documented range
- 2.3–2.5 m
- Australian status
- largest living lizard on the continent
- Scientific name
- Varanus giganteus
Representative Adult Perentie · Size infographic
Related objects
Sources and measurement22 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
The side view is uniformly scaled by total snout-to-tail-tip length; no public mass is asserted.