Goannas are found throughout Australia, except for Tasmania, and have adapted to survive in most of our environments, their diet typically consists of insects, reptiles, small mammals, birds and birds' eggs and carrion, feeding on the already dead carcasses of other wildlife. The lace monitor is the second largest of all goannas, reaching lengths of up to 2 metres, and is the most common species locally, these terrestrial and often arboreal monitors are found in eastern Australia and range from Cape Bedford on Cape York Peninsula to south-eastern South Australia.