Meet the mighty Perentie - Australia’s largest lizard! 🦎 Found across the arid deserts and rocky outcrops of Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland, these impressive monitors are perfectly adapted for life in harsh, dry environments. Perenties are powerful carnivores (and opportunistic scavengers) that eat just about anything they can catch - from insects and birds to rabbits, wombats, and even small kangaroos! Using their sharp eyesight and flicking tongues t

Ocean 2 Outback Imagery on Instagram: "Meet the Desert Giant: The Perentie 🦎 Standing as Australia’s largest monitor lizard, the Perentie is a true marvel of the outback. Reaching lengths of up to 2.5 meters, these lean, muscular predators are far more than just "big lizards." While they were once thought to rely on bacteria, we now know they possess venom glands that help them subdue prey. They are also world-class athletes, capable of sprinting at speeds of 40 km/h—a feat made possible by a s

Perentie Facts: Meet The Largest Lizard In Australia. Pictures, Info & Video

Steady, medium wide shot of a perentie underneath a large log in a man-made habitat.