This is always difficult, unless it drops eggs. There are subtle and not so subtle morphology to let you know which sex it is - it depends of which species (some have caudal spurs, others not), aquatic or terrestrial (some have pre-anal pores, others not), and so on.....it is a not a black/white simple answer....one thing is sure: Varanids have immediate recognition of male vrs female on sight, first seconds of encounter they know - how many people can you say that about? Some people are damn androgenous, and then there is that manson-man/girl/thing, who I think lives next door to the other thing, michael jackson....maybe it is a 'singer'-thing??
cheers,
markb
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