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Hi,
This is a pic of my long term captive Varanus Baritji. Its parents were WC at Mt Bundy Station. Its a shame his previous owner was new to reptiles, and didnt look after him properly (notice the missing claws)

I will post some kingorum, when I find my USB cord, got a new digi today.

Brodie

Beautiful monitor, brodie.... I forget, do you just have that one, or do you have a pair? I wish you the best of luck with them, as well as your kingorum... anyways, nice pic, I'll chat with you tomorrow evening...

bob

Hey Bob,

I have the four. Two females and Two males, each of the pairs are from seperate parents.

I have a trio of kingorum.

Brodie

...how'd you get baritji in Long Island? Andrew isn't going to leave you alone, now. He'll want some for sure.

Long Island???

I got them from a very experienced monitor keeper, who once upon a time posted on this very forum!

sorry, Brodie, was just having a joke with Andrew and ral for they (ral, at least) seemed to think you were a fictitional Australian herper character created by Bob (odatriad), who lives on Long Island (NY).

hahaha...

there's a lot that people don't know about me.... Did you know that I run a 'sister' publication of Hustler Magazine out of my one bedroom apartment? Or that I'm training to be a professional prize fighter? I'm also in the business of manufacturing the most scrumptious little chocolate covered pretzels.. you should try some sometime.. hahaha Well, I guess you learn something new everyday...

Cheers, David...

bob

P.S.: this is what part of the alphabet would look like if Q and R were eliminated.

P.P.S: congrats on the baby lacie..it's about damn time... can't wait to see some pics of your new ones...

wait, I have a subscription to that magazine...

So, you're THAT Bob, are you?

The photos may have to wait a few days. I have a busy week and will probably not get a chance to take any shots until the weekend. I'm out tonight straight after work, so I will not see if the little tyke has emerged from its egg until tomorrow.

Hi Brodie, Welcome to the forum, I hope you make the best of it.

I do have a question about your barijti. Are you calling that a barijti, because of pattern or locality?

If you may, could you give a brief discription of what makes a barijti a barijti and not a V.acanthurus?

I thought the main difference was, barijti do not have occeli.

Heres a pic of one of my monitors that looks very similar to yours, what would you call it? Thanks and good luck. FR

Hi Frank,
Brodie's look s like a baritji to me. IN my experience and from what Grant has told me, female baritji do not have ocelli while males do. I have pics of pairs that show this. If I can get my scanner working, I'll try to post one.

Hi Jeff, I did not say his was not, I asked him about the pic I showed, heck, you can answer that too.

As you know, I am familiar with ackies in and around that region. My feeling is they should be a subspecies of V.acanthurus. But that has nothing to do with my question.

The book says, they do not have occelli, of course I have seen them with and without. I was wondering if there was a local that all males and females were without occelli?

Thanks FR

Frank,
Baritji do occasionally have Occelli.
From what I know, baritji DO NOT have striped necks, so therefore I would call your monitor acanthurus. Another feature of baritji (not always present) is the purpleish dorsal stripe. I will post pictures of my female, who is much duller in colour than that guy.

Brodie

Hi Brodie, Mine for sure, is not a barijti. But other then having more striping on the neck is very similar to yours.

I have seen neck striping in acanthurus in your area, I believe around robyn falls. I think Jeffl posted a pick of one too. Thanks FR